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Korrumbyn Creek dam, Australia (6)


  • Korrumbyn Creek dam, Australia (6)

Description
AD 1917 - Korrumbyn Creek dam (Murwillumbah NSW, Australia). Dam wall view from the road on 17 Aug. 2002. Before June 2001, the dam wall was not visible from the road, although the abutment is less than 10 m from the bitumen. Major floods in May/June 2001 flattened the sub-tropical rainforest occupying the reservoir.

Date
17 Aug. 2002
Copyright
Hubert Chanson, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia




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