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formed at the river mouth is in near pristine condition and occupies an area of 24.9 hectares (62 acres) of open water. It is riverdominated in nature with a tide dominated delta having a single channel and is surrounded by an area of 11.2 square kilometres (4 sq mi) covered with
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vegetation of the river is in good condition but are declining as a result of the proliferation of
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pigs and buffalo and the invasion of some weed species.
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717:"Pig-nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)"
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665:"Arnhem Coast - Bioregional description"
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638:S. Larson and K. Alexandridis (2009).
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614:Australian online Coastal Information
585:"Water Resources of West Arnhem Land"
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213:5,684 km (2,195 sq mi)
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446:List of rivers of Northern Territory
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100:Physical characteristics
466:"Map of Goomadeer River, NT"
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193: • elevation
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695:"Goomadeer River catchment"
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788:Adelaide and Mary River
503:. 2005. Archived from
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610:"Goomadeer River, NT"
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494:"Drainage Divisions"
395:and the Sleepy Cod.
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780:Floodplains
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333:. The only
331:Arafura Sea
327:Arnhem Land
317:Description
309:, known as
249:Tributaries
179: /
167:133°49′30″E
1079:Categories
1014:Settlement
849:Buckingham
568:5 November
558:"mardderr"
452:References
389:Barramundi
301:Kumardderr
210:Basin size
164:11°50′56″S
984:Nicholson
959:Liverpool
949:Koolatong
934:Katherine
909:Goomadeer
874:Elizabeth
839:Blackmore
829:Alligator
347:mangroves
335:tributary
298:Kunwinjku
292:Etymology
286:Australia
222:Discharge
147:Australia
89:Territory
82:Australia
65:Etymology
24:Goomadeer
1063:Category
1029:Victoria
1009:Sandover
994:Robinson
989:Playford
964:McArthur
914:Goromuru
904:Georgina
824:Adelaide
406:See also
374:riparian
311:mardderr
73:Location
1044:Wildman
1039:Wickham
929:Hodgson
924:Gregory
879:Finniss
859:Charles
854:Calvert
645:. TRaCK
541:16 June
342:estuary
323:springs
280:in the
78:Country
53:in the
1034:Walker
919:Goyder
834:Arnold
817:Rivers
727:10 May
701:10 May
679:10 May
623:24 May
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1024:Towns
1004:Rosie
999:Roper
979:Negri
974:Moyle
884:Finke
844:Blyth
649:9 May
643:(PDF)
594:9 May
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475:9 May
378:feral
278:river
276:is a
132:Mouth
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1019:Todd
969:Mary
944:King
939:Keep
899:Frew
889:Fish
864:Daly
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