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It provides a source of water for irrigation. In the last year or so this has become a problem because the drought has significantly lowered the river's level leaving many unable to pump from it. At the lower end, salinity has risen sharply and soils are turning acid-sulphate meaning the attraction of settling near the Murray has dimmed for many people.
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What Italian river did early people settle near?
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What incentive to people have to settle near a river?
The land near rivers has fertile soil.
What would people look for as they decided to settle?
they would look for a near by river and animal near to hunt
Why did people settle in Leeds?
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Does the Murray river end in Goolwa?
The Murray River empties into Lake Alexandrina which, in turn, flows out to the ocean. The mouth of the Murray is considered to be near Goolwa.
What grows near the Murray river?
weat and vegtables
Why settle near a river?
because you have water
Where is the mouth of the Darling and Murray river?
The Darling River flows into the Murray at Wentworth. The Murray then continues on to its mouth, near Goolwa at Encounter Bay in South Australia.
Where did early people tend to settle?
early peoples tended to settle near water and open fields to grow crops
Does the Murray river in Australia have dams?
Certainly. The Hume Dam is one such example near the Murray River towns of Albury-Wodonga. Near Corryong is the Dartmouth Dam as well.
Where did the Ancient Kushites settle?
Near the Nile river.
Where is the confluence of river Murray and Darling?
The Darling River is a tributary which empties into the Murray River. The Murray River emptied into the Southern Ocean at Encounter Bay, near the Coorong, in South Australia.
