Australia. Guide to Australia

‘Rivers Australia’

Torrens ( Torrens River) is the largest river of the plains of Adelaide, and it is this river has become a major factor in the location of Adelaide, because a significant part of the city fresh water is getting out of it.

Previously, the river often overflowed, which led to flooding, sometimes with disastrous consequences, causing considerable material damage. for watershed management in the Torrens system of dams was built, reservoirs and canals.

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Fitzroy (Fitzroy River) - River in the central part of the Australian state Квинсленд.The length of Fitzroy 480 км, basin area - about 142 664 км.km

Fitzroy River is formed by the confluence of the Mackenzie and Dawson, originating in the mountains of the Great Dividing Range. Fitzroy flows through several settlements, the largest of which is the city of Rockhampton,Located in 40 km from the mouth of the river.

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Fitzroy (Fitzroy River) - River in the western part of the Kimberley region of the Australian state Western Australia.
The source of the River Fitzroy is in the mountains Dyurak, near Mount Wells. length of Fitzroy 733 км, and the basin area - about 93 829 км. The river flows ikmsouthwesterly direction,near Nunkanba she takes a course to the northwest and flows through the rocky terrain, gorges and valleys of the region Kimberly, then flows from the city of Derby in the King Bay, which is part of the Indian Ocean.

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