The Cascade River is a river in northern
The river flooded in April 1929, following unusually heavy rains in northern Tasmania. [Bureau of Meteorology. [http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/c20thc/flood3.htm Northern Tasmania, April 1929] ] The Briseis Dam gave way upstream of the town Derby and 14 of the towns residents drowned when the flood waters hit.
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