River Torrens in flood at Grange |
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| Title : | River Torrens in flood at Grange |
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| Date of creation : | 1923 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 110 x 155 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
The River Torrens in flood in 1923 and threatening a house at Grange. Through the 1920s it was believed that flooding now occurred with lesser amounts of rainfall. This was largely due to the increased clearing of land in the Torrens catchment and more urbanisation which meant increased runoff. |
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| Coverage year : | 1923 |
| Region : | Adelaide metropolitan area |
| Further reading : | Smith, Derek L., Twidale C. R. An historical account of flooding and related events in the Torrens River system from first settlement to 1986,[Adelaide] : Engineering and Water Supply Dept., 1987-1989 Floods in South Australia, 1836-2005 / David McCarthy, Tony Rogers, Keith Casperson. [Kent Town, S. Aust.] : Bureau of Meterology, [South Australian Regional Office], 2006 |
| Internet links : | Rivers and catchments : Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation website Impacts of urbanisation on streams and coastal waters : Environmental Protection Authority website Did you know? : SA Memory page |
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