‘Once in a lifetime’ Finke River flows for a second time in a couple of months
SPECTACULAR footage of the Finke River in full flow has been captured following heavy rainfall in Central Australia. WATCH VIDEO HERE
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SPECTACULAR footage of the Finke River in full flow has aired following heavy rainfall in Central Australia.
Footage taken from Central Australian Nicholas Ortyan at the intersection of the Finke River with the Stuart Hwy about 115km south of Alice Springs, after Alice Springs recorded its heaviest wet season in a decade.
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“It’s the second time this year the river has flown, I’m pretty lucky to witness it twice in a year,” he said.
“I live and work in Hermannsburg, I went down to the Finke River after work. I saw the water coming down from the historic precinct, so I went down with my sister and it was underneath the bridge just before Palm Valley.”
Alice Springs has seen 276.6mm fall at the Alice Springs Airport – more than the annual average of 213.4mm.
“The locals were saying the last time it flowed properly was 2016, it’s not what Hermannsburg get it’s what all the ranges get,” Mr Ortyan said.
“If it hammers down there it’ll come down this way through the river.
“We’ve received 62mm of rain in Hermannsberg, it would have got hammered in the ranges if we got 62mm here.”
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Rain eased in Alice Springs on Monday morning with a partly cloudy day is in store for the town on Tuesday with a slight chance of a shower.
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