Jenkyn blamed the bubbling methane on a gas leak from underground coal mining or fracking, but the Queensland government said the cause remains under investigation.
"Geological complexity and the requirement to gather and analyze surface and subsurface data make this a long-term investigation," a spokesman for Queensland's Department of Natural Resources and Mines told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
For those that have watched the ABC tonight and wonder if it is flammable and the river has no real smell or to me like fish etc
Posted by John Jenkyn on Sunday, February 14, 2016
Jenkyn previously shared video of the bubbling surface of the river.
Thought folks might like to see a close up of the Condamine river Western downs Queensland 3 hours from the very top of the Murray/ Darling bet you are glad you don't live south of here or produce food when the fracking really starts
Posted by John Jenkyn on Friday, January 22, 2016
