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Floods Alter River Courses and Devastate Bellinger Flats
Flooding reshaped river banks on the Bellinger and Manning rivers causing heavy losses to farms. Erosion at Gordonville Cutting destroyed oaks and riverbank undergrowth, erasing a once scenic area and alluvial flats. Old Bar mouth reopened as a permanent outlet with a wide channel and rock bottom. The Manning channel mirrors a flood pattern seen in 1866 to 1920, spanning about 54 years.
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Bellinger
Gordonville
Bellingen
Courier-Sun
Manning
Old Bar