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I Aug 1951
1 Nov 1951
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7 Apr 1952
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Figure 16.12. Drying cycle of Lake Eyre North, Australia, 1949 to 1952. (a) Extent of surface water.
(b) Relationship between level, volume, area and salinity of water (from Boython and Mason, 1953, in
Mabbutt (1977), Figure 54).