Echo wrote:Went there last night to see how bad it really was.
Me been me thought hey I'm not getting my shoes wet so I chucked them in my bag, put my shorts on and proceeded to wade in. To be honest the only thing Melbourne Water have done by creating this lake of water that extends basically all the way to the chamber is make Anzac Drain more dangerous. It certainly won't stop any true urban explorers that want to go in. Sure it makes it harder but I still did it. Took me about 15mins of nervously shuffling along the left wall until I got to the chamber. The water was between ankle and knee height at different points and was actually more of an annoyance and hazard than anything else. I was more worried about stepping on a piece of glass or tripping on a submerged object or been attacked by an alien creature than I was about the water itself.
So once you make the chamber the water subsides and it's just like normal. If you feel like an alternative entrance/exit I can confirm the ****** Grill is still working, although you do have to crawl through a rather narrow pipe in which you will most likely get a tad wet. And then you have to lift and push the grill to the side and hope that a car doesnt decide to run it over. Even at 12am it was still fairly busy, though luckily the cars were all keeping towards the centre of the road and I was able to get out. Major negative been that about 20 people saw me exit.
If you do decide to exit or enter this way don't hang around. I was stupid and hung around, needless to say a cop car was soon cruising just in front of me. Me been me (aka stupid) decided to leg it. Turns out my cardio needs some work. One cop stayed in the car and the other chased me down. I stopped running and put my hands up cos I really didn't wanna get tackled into the concrete. Long story short they let me go after I explained myself but still my lesson has been learnt.
Tip to Melbourne Water if you really want to keep people out put up signs that say 'warning crocodile'. That'll probably work better than your dam.
Good luck everyone and stay safe.
What's Urbex without a bit of water and a cop chase? glad to hear it got sorted out. At least you got a story out of it!
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