Barcoo River

(bɑːˈkuː)

(Placename) a river in E central Australia, in SW Queensland: joins with the Thomson River to form Cooper Creek

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After he was recovered, the backpacker told police he had spent 10 days stranded on a piece of land left untouched by the floodwaters of the Barcoo River. Local authorities and volunteers started to search for the man when reports of his whereabouts stopped after he had left Windorah across floodwaters.

I survived 3 weeks in Oz outback by eating FLIES; German tourist stranded by floodwaters

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