Sandover River

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The Sandover River is a river in the center of the Australian Territory Northern Territory.

Geography

River

The river is formed at the confluence of the creek with the Mueller Waite Creek near the village of Waite River north of the MacDonnell Ranges in the center of the Northern Territory. It flows thence north- east where it seeps in the settlement Angadargada in the desert. In wet years, its water overflows into the River Woodroffe.

His run follows the Sandover Highway.

Tributaries with muzzle heights

• Waite Creek - 534 m
• Athinna Creek - 510 m
• Bundey River - 358 m
• Arganara Creek - 354 m
• Centre Creek - 351 m
• Bullock Creek - 348 m

Flushed lakes

The Sandover River flows through a water hole, which is usually also then filled with water when the river is dry yourself:

• Junction Waterhole - 361 m

Hydrology

The Sandover River does not water all year round; Rather, it is dry most of the year. Only when the north monsoon uncommon extends far to the south, water is in the river. The mean annual rainfall in its basin amount to 275 mm, but vary over a wide range: In dry years, like 1928, they can go back down to 50 mm / year in wet years such as 1974, 2000 or 2001, they can be up to amount to 760 mm / year. Most of this rain falls in the summer; December to March are the monthly amounts of rain have often exceeded the mean annual rainfall. In very wet years, such as 1920-1921, 1973-1977 and 1999-2001, the water of the Sandover River, the 50 km to overcome Woodroffe River, which flows at Urandangie in the Georgina River and they shall transmit to Lake Eyre.