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Finke River Gorge palaeomeander system incised into bedrock. |
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digital elevation model of the upper Finke River Gorge derived from TOPSAR
interferometric radar. Image is about 15 x 20 km and shows the Finke
River flowing from top to bottom with Ellery Creek entering from the lower
right. The Finke Gorge has two
incised and interlocking meander
trains, as does the lower Ellery. The secondary meander train has a
higher bed than the currently active gorge and slopes more steeply
downstream. It contains
heavily cemented fossil bed material. The twin incised meander
trains are unusual if not unique and their origin remains a matter of speculation. DEM
data supplied by Melba Crawford, Univ. of Texas.
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