Sweating on sweetwater down the Darling

Mike Foley
Updated August 12 2016 - 7:19am, first published August 10 2016 - 1:05pm
The Lower Darling's first significant flow in nearly two years pushes past the Healy's near Pooncarie. Photo Nerida Healy.
The Lower Darling's first significant flow in nearly two years pushes past the Healy's near Pooncarie. Photo Nerida Healy.

FRESH flows into the dry lower Darling River should bring sweet relief to the parched land below Menindee Lakes. But worries over the quantity of sour water that needs to be flushed have muted celebrations.

Mike Foley

Mike Foley

National rural reporter

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