Heavy rains create spectacular swimming holes in Australia's Red Centre

Yet the MacDonnell Ranges that flank the town are riddled with gorges that – given enough rainfall – function as waterholes. Some dry up quickly; others, like Ellery Creek and Glen Helen Gorge, have at least some water in them throughout the year. Right now, however, recent rains have turned the desert green and filled the waterholes to the brim.
Daniel Tran/Tourism NT
Ellery Creek. The MacDonnell Ranges that flank Alice Springs are riddled with gorges that, given enough rainfall, function as waterholes.
"We have had some really good rain events earlier this year – only two big ones, but that's enough. Water levels rise very quickly here," says Scott Pullyblank, curator at the Alice Springs Desert Park.

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