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The river flooded in April 1929, following unusually heavy rains in northern
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Tasmanian history, lasting several days. Thousands of buildings were damaged and the death toll is variously reported to be between 14 and 22. After the 1929 Briseis Dam Disaster, a dam across the Cascade River was rebuilt in 1936 as the 49-hectare (120-acre) Cascade Dam.
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433:Northern Tasmania, April 1929
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407:"Map of Cascade River, TAS"
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446:"Briseis Dam Disaster"
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877:Collingwood
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506:22 February
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1530:Categories
1283:Flowerdale
1077:Serpentine
997:Mackintosh
744:Ringarooma
570:Tasman Sea
391:References
216:41°08′57″S
139:41°14′55″S
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1007:Murchison
1002:Marionoak
967:Huskisson
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277:catchment
75:Australia
1483:Tasmania
1461:Category
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1218:Blackman
1132:Surprise
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882:Crossing
840:Blackman
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709:Mountain
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552:Tasmania
331:See also
301:Tasmania
85:Tasmania
66:Location
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617:Cascade
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417:30 June
71:Country
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597:Blythe
587:Apsley
566:Rivers
496:"Dams"
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