Todd River flows after downpour drenches the Red Centre
THE Todd River in Alice Springs is flowing following heavy rain over the weekend. SEE THE PICS HERE
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THE normally bone-dry Todd River in Alice Springs is flowing following heavy rainfall in Central Australia.
The Bond Springs turn-off received 51mm of rain over the past 72 hours, while Collyer Creek received 45mm and Wigley Gorge, 38mm.
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These three sites are all within the Todd River catchment area, which is just to the north of Alice Springs and requires heavy rainfall ifor the sandy river to reach a proper flow, rather than a mere trickle.
Mt Denison, a couple of hundred kilometres north of Alice, received 80mm of rain.
Territory Grape Farm, just south of Ti Tree, was hit with 109mm over the same 72-hour period.
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