A marker showing flood levels on the Murray River at the port of Echuca, Australia.

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A marker showing flood levels on the Murray River at the port of Echuca, Australia. An unprecedented drought has resulted in much lower river levels on the Murray. The Murray used to flood every winter, but partly due to the drought and partly due to dams upstream, it last flooded 20 years ago.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Photo credit: © Ashley Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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