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In 2008, the case was heard by the
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to the east, the Barkly River catchment to the south and the
Robinson River catchment to the west. The mean annual runoff is 3,270,000
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were concerned the proposal, which included a 5.5 km (3.4 mi) river diversion, had serious, long term and irreversible impacts.
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formally approved the mine's expansion. Garrett placed conditions on the project which aimed to reduce the impact on the
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covers 20,010 km (7,726 sq mi). The basin is situated between the
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381:. Tributaries of the McArthur River include Tooganginie Creek, and the
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while he explored the area in 1845. He named the River after
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859:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 February 2009
833:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 December 2008
797:"Current Campaigns » Mining » McArthur River"
744:"BirdLife International - conserving the world's birds"
683:"Water resources - Availability - Northern Territory"
557:"Place Names Register Extract - Mcarthur River River"
827:"Territory Govt seeks action on McArthur River Mine"
777:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 April 2007
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591:"Garrett approves MRM zinc mine expansion"
19:This article is about the McArthur River,
771:"McArthur River mine expansion 'invalid'"
84:Location in Northern Territory, Australia
297:103.6 m/s (3,660 cu ft/s)
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421:Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
27:. For the McArthur River uranium mine,
275:20,010 km (7,730 sq mi)
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16:River in Northern Territory, Australia
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486:List of rivers of Northern Territory
396:which extends inland to the town of
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929:Anson Bay, Daly and Reynolds River
717:Australian Natural Resources Atlas
687:Australian Natural Resources Atlas
621:Australian Natural Resources Atlas
411:McArthur River zinc mine expansion
329:Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands
58:McArthur River at Borroloola, 2011
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597:. Fairfax Media. 20 February 2009
510:Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia
1221:Rivers of the Northern Territory
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565:Northern Territory Government
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140:Physical characteristics
359:catchment to the north, the
339:and the MacArthur family of
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506:"Map of McArthur River, NT"
392:The river has a long tidal
201: • location
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939:Fog Bay and Finniss River
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331:. The river was named by
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179:234 m (768 ft)
924:Adelaide and Mary River
561:NT Place Names Register
656:. 2005. Archived from
442:and migratory birds.
323:which flows into the
944:Hyland Bay and Moyle
647:"Drainage Divisions"
353:McArthur River basin
259:0 m (0 ft)
1226:Gulf of Carpentaria
807:on 3 September 2011
405:Important Bird Area
325:Gulf of Carpentaria
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194:Gulf of Carpentaria
907:Northern Territory
476:Environment portal
440:freshwater sawfish
429:Traditional owners
361:Limmen Bight River
317:Northern Territory
315:is a river in the
238:15.900°S 136.667°E
124:Northern Territory
21:Northern Territory
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29:Saskatchewan
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909:, Australia
754:18 November
515:11 December
357:Rosie River
347:Description
241: /
1215:Categories
1150:Settlement
985:Buckingham
492:References
425:Chris Natt
398:Borroloola
272:Basin size
208:Borroloola
1120:Nicholson
1095:Liverpool
1085:Koolatong
1070:Katherine
1045:Goomadeer
1010:Elizabeth
975:Blackmore
965:Alligator
863:19 August
837:19 August
811:19 August
781:19 August
727:19 August
697:19 August
631:19 August
601:19 August
541:19 August
321:Australia
284:Discharge
119:Territory
112:Australia
93:Etymology
25:Australia
1199:Category
1165:Victoria
1145:Sandover
1130:Robinson
1125:Playford
1100:McArthur
1050:Goromuru
1040:Georgina
960:Adelaide
857:ABC News
831:ABC News
775:ABC News
446:See also
389:rivers.
367:(115,000
229:136°40′E
205:east of
164:east of
103:Location
47:McArthur
1180:Wildman
1175:Wickham
1065:Hodgson
1060:Gregory
1015:Finniss
995:Charles
990:Calvert
394:estuary
383:Kilgour
226:15°54′S
167:Elliott
108:Country
1170:Walker
1055:Goyder
970:Arnold
953:Rivers
667:18 May
570:17 May
341:Camden
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264:Length
149:Source
130:Region
35:, see
33:Canada
1160:Towns
1140:Rosie
1135:Roper
1115:Negri
1110:Moyle
1020:Finke
980:Blyth
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189:Mouth
1155:Todd
1105:Mary
1080:King
1075:Keep
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1000:Daly
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756:2012
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669:2015
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