Camfield River
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| location | Northern Territory ( Australia ) | |
| River system | Victoria River (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf) | |
| Drain over | Victoria River → Joseph Bonaparte Gulf | |
| source | south of Kalkarinji (northern edge of the Tanami Desert ) 17 ° 44 ′ 47 ″ S , 131 ° 9 ′ 39 ″ E |
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| Source height | 210 m | |
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Victoria River south of Pigeon Hole Coordinates: 16 ° 55 ′ 35 " S , 131 ° 13 ′ 52" E 16 ° 55 ′ 35 " S , 131 ° 13 ′ 52" E |
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| Mouth height | 110 m | |
| Height difference | 100 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.56 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 180 km | |
| Left tributaries | Barry Creek, Fergusson Creek, Soda Creek, Midnight Creek, Camfield Creek, Midge Creek, Toby Creek, Chungari Creek, Wyalong Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Elsie Creek, Cattle Creek, Bullock Creek | |
| Communities | Camfield | |
The Camfield River is a river in the northwest of the Australian Territory of Northern Territory . Often it has little or no water in the dry season .
geography
River course
The river arises in low sand hills at a height of 210 m about 50 km south of Kalkarindji at the confluence of Elsie Creek and Barry Creek . It initially flows to the northeast and turns its course to the northwest after about 100 km. It crosses the Buntine Highway and flows a few kilometers further through the Camfield settlement . Approx. 18 km south of Pigeon Hole , east of Gregory National Park , it flows into the Victoria River .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Elsie Creek - 210 m
- Barry Creek - 210 m
- Fergusson Creek - 199 m
- Soda Creek - 191 m
- Midnight Creek - 184 m
- Camfield Creek - 178 m
- Midge Creek - 163 m
- Toby Creek - 161 m
- Chungari Creek - 157 m
- Cattle Creek - 151 m
- Bullock Creek - 135 m
- Wyalong Creek - 125 m
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Map of Camfield River, NT . Bonzle.com
- ^ A b Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 98