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Only on two recorded occasions — in 1836, and again in March 1989 — has Lake Torrens filled high enough to flow out through the corridor to its outlet at the head of the [[Spencer Gulf]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bye |first1=John |last2=Stanger |first2=Gordon |last3=Noonan |first3=John |title=The major flooding of Lake Torrens in March 1989 (abstract) |journal=Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia |date=2015 |volume=139 |issue=2 |pages=171–188 |doi=10.1080/03721426.2015.1065467 }}</ref><ref name=williams>{{cite journal |last1=Williams |first1=W.D. |last2=De Deckker |first2=P. |last3=Shiel |first3=R.J. |title=The liminology of Lake Torrens, an episodic salt lake of central Australia with particular reference to unique events in 1989 |journal=Hydrobiologia |date=1998 |volume=384 |page=101|accessdate=9 June 2019|url=http://people.rses.anu.edu.au/dedeckker_p/pubs/123.pdf |via=[[Australian National University]]|doi=10.1023/A:1003207613473 }}</ref> |
Only on two recorded occasions — in 1836, and again in March 1989 — has Lake Torrens filled high enough to flow out through the corridor to its outlet at the head of the [[Spencer Gulf]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bye |first1=John |last2=Stanger |first2=Gordon |last3=Noonan |first3=John |title=The major flooding of Lake Torrens in March 1989 (abstract) |journal=Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia |date=2015 |volume=139 |issue=2 |pages=171–188 |doi=10.1080/03721426.2015.1065467 }}</ref><ref name=williams>{{cite journal |last1=Williams |first1=W.D. |last2=De Deckker |first2=P. |last3=Shiel |first3=R.J. |title=The liminology of Lake Torrens, an episodic salt lake of central Australia with particular reference to unique events in 1989 |journal=Hydrobiologia |date=1998 |volume=384 |page=101|accessdate=9 June 2019|url=http://people.rses.anu.edu.au/dedeckker_p/pubs/123.pdf |via=[[Australian National University]]|doi=10.1023/A:1003207613473 }}</ref> |
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The Wikipedia [[Lake Torrens]] entry states that the corridor |
The Wikipedia [[Lake Torrens]] entry states that the corridor likely flowed in 1897.<ref> John K. Warren (12 June 2006). Evaporites:Sediments, Resources and Hydrocarbons: Sediments, Resources, and Hydrocarbons. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 201. ISBN 9783540323440. </ref> |
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Revision as of 08:55, 9 November 2022
| Pirie–Torrens corridor | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
| Region | Far North |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Torrens |
| • coordinates | 31°56′27.7″S 137°46′15.5″E / 31.941028°S 137.770972°E |
| • elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Mouth | Spencer Gulf |
• location | Emeroo |
• coordinates | 32°24′15.6″S 137°45′16.2″E / 32.404333°S 137.754500°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 59 km (37 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Port Augusta[1] |
| • average | 0.5 m3/s (18 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Sandy Creek |
The Pirie–Torrens corridor is an approximately 59 km (37 mi) long intermittent watercourse that serves as the only natural outlet of Lake Torrens, a large normally endorheic salt lake in central South Australia.
Only on two recorded occasions — in 1836, and again in March 1989 — has Lake Torrens filled high enough to flow out through the corridor to its outlet at the head of the Spencer Gulf.[2][3]
The Wikipedia Lake Torrens entry states that the corridor likely flowed in 1897.[4]
References
- ^ a b Olympic Dam Expansion Draft Environmental Impact Statement 2009 (2009), "Appendix O - Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Sampling in Spencer Gulf: Calibration Report" (PDF), Olympic Dam Expansion Draft Environmental Impact Statement 2009, BMT WBM Pty Ltd., retrieved 9 June 2019
{{citation}}:|last1=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bye, John; Stanger, Gordon; Noonan, John (2015). "The major flooding of Lake Torrens in March 1989 (abstract)". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 139 (2): 171–188. doi:10.1080/03721426.2015.1065467.
- ^ Williams, W.D.; De Deckker, P.; Shiel, R.J. (1998). "The liminology of Lake Torrens, an episodic salt lake of central Australia with particular reference to unique events in 1989" (PDF). Hydrobiologia. 384: 101. doi:10.1023/A:1003207613473. Retrieved 9 June 2019 – via Australian National University.
- ^ John K. Warren (12 June 2006). Evaporites:Sediments, Resources and Hydrocarbons: Sediments, Resources, and Hydrocarbons. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 201. ISBN 9783540323440.
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