This is a photo of a Yulkuparlu or River Red Gum growing beside Coopers Creek at Innamincka. More of a cluster of trees rather than a single trunk. The are very healthy at the moment, teeming with birdlife. Unfortunately the road into Coongie Lakes was still closed when we were there.

I was trying to find out the indigenous name for Coopers Creek. But it seems that there is not one single name because it is such a large area with many different channels, branches and permanent waterholes. I found some references that say the Yandrwandha people called it Yini minga meaning your waterhole from which we get the name of the town Innamincka.
I have found other references that name it Tingatingana.

I found this useful reference for the area.
https://www.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/sites/default/files/coo_indigenous_report.pdf

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