Yet another flood

Armidale has just received nearly 75 mm (c. 3 inches) of rain in the last 3 days. That's amazing given that Australia is a relatively dry continent. Now the inland rivers making up the Murray-Darling system are in full flood. Likewise, the eastern flowing streams like Dumaresq Creek, which traverses Armidale, are also  in flood. I took an early morning walk in the rain today - armed with a large umbrella - to have a look at the creek, fully expecting it to be in flood. I was not mistaken - it's the largest of the 4 flood events we have experienced this year. This is what I saw:

The picture above shows a considerable volume of water flowing rapidly across Faulkner Street. Vehicles were prevented from trying to negotiate a route across the river.

Note how green the grass is after all the rain have in recent months! The last of the three pictures shows a large family of ducks having fun on the rapidly flowing water.

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