River Torrens weir floodwaters |
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| Title : | River Torrens weir floodwaters |
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| Date of creation : | ca. 1922 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 105 x 150 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
Floodwaters pouring over the River Torrens weir before the sluice gates were built. Between 1918 and 1930 there had not been a single year when a flooding event did not occur. A locomotive can be seen in the background. |
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| Period : | 1919-1927 |
| Region : | Adelaide city |
| 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 |
| 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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