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Oration

Wivenhoe, January 2011: the dam truth

Munro Oration, Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, Brisbane, 30 November 2022

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Pages 18-46 | Received 17 Mar 2023, Accepted 13 Aug 2023, Published online: 23 Aug 2023

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