Muddy tracks and soggy paddocks didn't stop about 18,000 people coming from far and wide for Deniliquin's annual ute gathering. Records may not have been broken at the 2011 Deni Ute Muster, but wet weather didn't stop most from soaking up the festival's atmosphere.

Organisers say almost 40mm of rain fell in the area in the lead-up to the weekend and another 18mm during the event.

Muddy mayhem made it all the more fun for some campers who dug holes in tracks and watched on as pedestrians and vehicles got stuck.

People came from all around Australia including Tamworth, Ballarat, Albury, Mansfield and Melbourne for the 13th Deni Ute Muster.

This year's official ute count was 6,998 and the blue singlet count was 1,728.

Last year 10,152 utes were counted at the festival.