Buckley River
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| location | Queensland / Northern Territory , Australia | |
| River system | Warburton River | |
| Drain over | Georgina River → Eyre Creek → Warburton River → Lake Eyre | |
| source | west of the Waggaboonyah range 20 ° 16 '57 " S , 139 ° 17' 39" O |
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| Source height | 372 m | |
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Georgina River at Austral Downs Coordinates: 20 ° 23 ′ 52 " S , 137 ° 54 ′ 14" E 20 ° 23 ′ 52 " S , 137 ° 54 ′ 14" E |
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| Mouth height | 207 m | |
| Height difference | 165 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.94 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 175 km | |
| Left tributaries | Johnson Creek, Sherrin Creek, Engine Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Cattle Creek, Inca Creek, Whistler Creek | |
| Flowing lakes | Flora Waterhole | |
| Communities | Flora, Old Wooroona, Austral Downs | |
The Buckley River is a river in the west of the Australian state of Queensland and in the eastern Northern Territory . It does not have water all year round.
geography
River course
The river has its source at the Mount Kelly Mine , west of the Waggaboonyah Range in Queensland. It flows southwest, passes under the Barkly Highway at Flora and is diverted to the west by the Pilpah Range . West of Old Wooroona , the Buckley River crosses the Northern Territory border and flows into the Georgina River at Austral Downs .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Cattle Creek - 311 m
- Johnson Creek - 299 m
- Inca Creek - 273 m
- Sherrin Creek - 271 m
- Engine Creek - 265 m
- Whistler Creek - 248 m
Flowing lakes
The Buckley River flows through a waterhole that is filled with water for most of the year, even when the river itself is dry:
- Flora Waterhole - 262 m
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Map of Buckley River . Bonzle.com
- ^ A b Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 12 + 99