Finke River

Finke
The Finke River after rain, Northern Territory
Map of the Lake Eyre Basin showing the Finke River
Etymology	William Finke
Native name	Lara Beinta (Western Arrarnta) ("Salt River")
Location
Country	Australia
State	Northern Territory, South Australia
Physical characteristics
Length	750 km (470 mi)
Basin features
River system	Lake Eyre Basin
National parks	West MacDonnell; Finke Gorge
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The Finke River, or Larapinta in the Indigenous Arrernte language, is a river in central Australia, whose bed courses through the Northern Territory and the state of South Australia. It is one of the four main rivers of Lake Eyre Basin and is thought to be the oldest riverbed in the world. It flows for only a few days a year. When this happens, its water usually disappears into the sands of the Simpson Desert, rarely if ever reaching Lake Eyre.