WOJ Water Quality

[ringeroo]

From previous posts I gather that the water supply at Wild Dog is OK but may vary at Dixson's? Can anyone give me an update re this as I won't carry the Steripen if not needed?
Thanks
Phil

[eggs]

Hi Phil

Anecdotally - you don't take water from the area around Dixon's Kingdom Hut. Even while we were there a foreign hiker camped next to the hut got a bad dose of gastro. This area has been well occupied over time - and it is likely not all have adopted best practice.
However - we took containers and got water from the tarns on the way up Mt Jerusalem, and I believe the water is good just over the other side of the saddle headed towards the Valley of Hinom. Both are not far from the hut.

[Genesis]

Ringeroo,

Been To WOJ Twice, stayed at Dixons twice and always used the water from the creek there, no probs at all.
If in doubt drop in a tab.

Genesis

[tasadam]

There are toilets at Dixons Kingdom now. Not sure how long they've been there.
I suspect the toilets will do a lot to resolve the past issues with water here. I remember finding a rather unpleasant Mr Hanky in the forest not far from the hut once, some people are just lazy.

I recall a stream further up the track towards Mt Jerusalem (before the bend to the right), and I have taken water from there before without problem.
There sure was a lot of water up there last weekend, rained for 24 hours.

The centre of the Walls area, late November 2011

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[Lizzy]

I was also up there last week....plenty of water as Tasadam said (& lovely to meet him & fam on the track ). Had a steripen but as usual it buggered up so just drank water untreated from taps at Wild Dog Creek and streams toward Mt Jerusalem. No problems for us thankfully.
lizzy

[ringeroo]

Thanks all for your replies, gives me a clearer picture. I suppose the bottom line though is that there are still a few places left like Tassie where you still "CAN" take water from streams etc with confidence!
Phil