Lake Eyre basin
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The Lake Eyre basin is a drainage basin that covers just under one-sixth of all Australia. It is the largest endorheic basin in Australia and amongst the largest in the world, covering about 1,200,000
Lake Hart is one of the smaller lakes in the basin
Lake Eyre in 1990, as seen by STS-35
Strzelecki Desert, South Australia
Cooper Creek
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The Cooper Creek is a river in the Australian states of Queensland and South Australia. It was the site of the death of the explorers Burke and Wills in 1861. It is sometimes known as the Barcoo River
Lake Eyre basin
…flowing, flat, and completely dry for lengthy periods. When the country north of the basin floods, floodwaters drain via the main rivers of the basin—Cooper Creek, Georgina River, and Diamantina River—southwards towards Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre, the country's lowest point at 16 metres (52 ft) below sea level. The…
Cooper Creek Crossing at Innamincka, South Australia, South Australia
Memorial marking the site of Robert O'Hara Burke's death, at Burke Waterhole