Armstrong River (Victoria River)
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location | Northern Territory ( Australia ) | |
River system | Victoria River (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf) | |
Drain over | Victoria River → Joseph Bonaparte Gulf | |
source | east of Top Springs on the northern edge of the Tanami Desert 16 ° 34 ′ 53 ″ S , 132 ° 10 ′ 9 ″ E |
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Source height | 280 m | |
muzzle |
Victoria River north of Pigeon Hole Coordinates: 16 ° 46'11 " S , 131 ° 14'6" E 16 ° 46'11 " S , 131 ° 14'6" E |
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Mouth height | 104 m | |
Height difference | 176 m | |
Bottom slope | 1.3 ‰ | |
length | 132 km | |
Left tributaries | Wallawang Creek, Montejinni Creek, Townsend Creek | |
Right tributaries | Illawara Creek, Coolibah Creek |
The Armstrong River is a river in the northwest of the Australian Territory Northern Territory . Often it has little or no water in the dry season .
geography
River course
The river has its source in low sand hills at a height of 280 m, about 33 kilometers east of Top Springs . It first flows west and crosses under the Buchanan Highway and soon after the Buntine Highway immediately south of Top Springs . About 20 kilometers west, at the confluence of Coolibah Creek , it turns its course to the southwest and flows into the Victoria River about five kilometers north of Pigeon Hole , east of Gregory National Park .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Wallawang Creek - 202 m
- Illawara Creek - 169 m
- Montejinni Creek - 157 m
- Coolibah Creek - 138 m
- Townsend Creek - 109 m
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d Map of Armstrong River, NT . Bonzle.com
- ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 98