Burnett River
| Burnett River | ||
 Burnett River near Bundaberg |
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| Data | ||
| location | Queensland , Australia | |
| River system | Burnett River | |
| source | Mount Gaeta (Burnett Range) 24 ° 52 ′ 18 ″ S , 151 ° 31 ′ 20 ″ E |
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| Source height | 485 m | |
| muzzle | Burnett Head's coordinates: 24 ° 45 ′ 20 " S , 152 ° 23 ′ 21" E 24 ° 45 ′ 20 " S , 152 ° 23 ′ 21" E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 485 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.1 ‰ | |
| length | 435 km | |
| Catchment area | 32,220 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Broad Creek, Poperima Creek, Oaky Creek, Eastern Creek, The Springs, Five Mile Creek, Lochaber Creek, O'Bil Bil Creek, Lacon Creek, Newton Creek, Philpot Creek, Outier Creek, Reid Creek, Sunday Creek, Mingo Creek, Kalliwa Creek, Perry River , St. Agnes Creek, Splitters Creek | |
| Right tributaries | West Burnett River , Splinter Creek, Three Moon Creek, Dead Bullock Gully, Yellow Creek, Nogo River , Smalls Creek, Lambing Gully, Middle Creek, Lower Creek, A Creek, St. John Creek, Auburn River , Boyne River , Bennett Creek, Aranbanga Creek, Barambah Creek, Wetheron Creek, Bin Bin Creek, Deep Creek, Yarrabil Creek, Finney Creek, Degilbo Creek, Granite Creek, McCoy Creek | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lake Paradise | |
| Big cities | Bundaberg | |
| Medium-sized cities | Eidsvold, Mundubbera , Gayndah | |
| Small towns | Ceradotis, Binjour, Booyal, Wallaville, Burnett Heads | |
The Burnett River is a river in the southeast of the Australian state of Queensland . Its catchment area is characterized by sugar cane cultivation .
geography
River course
The river has its source east of Monto on the slopes of Mount Gaeta in the Burnett Range , part of the Great Dividing Range . From here it flows south past Eidsvold and Mundubbera . From here the Burnett River runs east through Gayndah and Wallaville before, after having passed Bundaberg , it flows into the Coral Sea and thus into the Pacific at Burnett Heads .
Construction of the Paradise Dam on the Burnett River, about 80 km upstream from Bundaberg, was completed in November 2005. The Lake Paradise has m³ a capacity of 300 million. The dam is named after the old gold rush town of Paradise , which sank in the reservoir.
Tributaries with mouth heights
- West Burnett River - 304 m
- Broad Creek - 276 m
- Poperima Creek - 235 m
- Oaky Creek - 210 m
- Splinter Creek - 185 m
- Three Moon Creek - 184 m
- Eastern Creek - 183 m
- The Springs - 172 m
- Five Mile Creek - 171 meters
- Dead Bullock Gully - 168 m
- Yellow Creek - 167 m
- Nogo River - 162 m
- Smalls Creek - 159 m
- Lambing Gully - 157 m
- Middle Creek - 152 m
- Lower Creek - 138 m
- Lochaber Creek - 137 m
- A Creek - 131 m
- O'Bil Bil Creek - 130 m
- St. John Creek - 126 m
- Auburn River - 123 m
- Boyne River - 122 m
- Lacon Creek - 114 m
- Bennett Creek -104 m
- Aranbanga Creek - 104 m
- Newton Creek - 103 m
- Philpot Creek - 102 m
- Outier Creek - 101 m
- Reid Creek - 97 m
- Barambah Creek - 85 m
- Wetheron Creek - 79 m
- Sunday Creek - 66 m
- Am Bin Creek - 60 m
- Deep Creek - 52 m
- Mingo Creek - 49 m
- Kalliwa Creek - 43 m
- Yarrabil Creek - 39 m
- Finney Creek - 39 m
- Degilbo Creek - 31 m
- Granite Creek - 27 m
- Perry River - 24 m
- St. Agnes Creek - 22 m
- Splitters Creek - 2 m
- McCoy Creek - 1 m
Reservoirs flowed through
- Lake Paradise - 67.6 m
history
discovery
In 1847 the river was discovered by James Charles Burnett and named after him.
Flood in Queensland in 2010/2011
The Burnett River overflowed its banks during the 2010/2011 Queensland floods . The highest water levels since 1942 were reached in the cities of Gayndah and Mundubbera. Numerous houses had to be evacuated.
fauna
In the Burnett River and the nearby Mary River is Australian lungfish ( Neoceratodus forsteri ) at home. It is a rare living fossil that was originally only found here and in the Mary River .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Map of Burnett River, QLD . Bonzle.com
- ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 9
- ^ Reed, AW (1973). Place Names of Australia , p. 49.Sydney: AH & AW Reed. ISBN 0-589-07115-7 .
- ↑ Worst over for Gayndah, Mundubbera . In: NineMSN , December 29, 2010. Archived from the original on January 6, 2011 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved January 15, 2011.
