Bowen River (Burdekin River)

Bowen River
Bowen River at Newsland
Data
location	Queensland , Australia
River system	Burdekin River
Drain over	Burdekin River  → Coral Sea
confluence	Tent Hill in the Clark Range 21 ° 9 ′ 43 ″  S , 148 ° 14 ′ 11 ″  E
Source height	148  m
muzzle	Burdekin River on the eastern edge of the Leichhardt Range Coordinates: 20 ° 23 ′ 41 ″  S , 147 ° 20 ′ 57 ″  E 20 ° 23 ′ 41 ″  S , 147 ° 20 ′ 57 ″  E
Mouth height	50  m
Height difference	98 m
Bottom slope	0.76 ‰
length	129 km
Left tributaries	Little Bowen River , Rosella Creek, Parrot Creek, Ten Mile Creek, Frederick Creek, Glenmore Creek, Red Hill Creek, Sandalwood Creek
Right tributaries	Broken River , Flagstone Creek, Devlin Creek, Gebbie Creek, Twelve Mile Creek, Pelican Creek
Communities	Birralee, Strathbowen

The Bowen River is a river in the east of the Australian state of Queensland .

geography

River course

The river arises below Tent Hill in the southern part of the Clark Range , around 90 kilometers south of Bowen at the confluence of the Little Bowen River and Broken River . From there it flows northwest parallel to the coast and flows into the Burdekin River on the eastern edge of the Leichhardt Range .

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Little Bowen River - 148 m
• Broken River - 148 m
• Flagstone Creek - 147 m
• Devlin Creek - 146 m
• Gebbie Creek - 144 m
• Rosella Creek - 118 m
• Parrot Creek - 117 m
• Twelve Mile Creek - 110 meters
• Ten Mile Creek - 106 m
• Frederick Creek - 103 m
• Pelican Creek - 80 m
• Glenmore Creek - 80 m
• Red Hill Creek - 79 m
• Sandalwood Creek - 60 m

See also

• List of rivers in Queensland
• List of rivers in Australia

Web links

Commons : Bowen River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Map of Bowen River, QLD . Bonzle.com
2. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 10