Cloncurry River

Cloncurry River
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Data
location	Queensland , Australia
River system	Flinders River
Drain over	Flinders River  → Gulf of Carpentaria
source	Mount Tracey , Selwyn Range 21 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  S , 140 ° 44 ′ 0 ″  E
Source height	383  m
muzzle	Flinders River at Warren Vale Coordinates: 18 ° 36 ′ 5 "  S , 140 ° 40 ′ 32"  E 18 ° 36 ′ 5 "  S , 140 ° 40 ′ 32"  E
Mouth height	30  m
Height difference	353 m
Bottom slope	approx. 0.67 ‰
length	approx. 530 km
Catchment area	47,344 km²
Left tributaries	Anvil Creek, Malbon River , Duck Creek, Two Mile Creek, Eight Mile Creek, Slaty Creek, Snake Creek, Chinaman Creek, Butcher Creek, Marathon Creek, Forty Mile Creek, Cat Creek, Scrubby Creek, Dugald River , Cork Creek, Monkey Creek , Station Creek, Dismal Creek, Boggy Creek
Right tributaries	Farley Creek, Gorge Creek, Florence Creek, Happy Valley Creek, Dry Creek, Gipsy Creek, Gilliat River , Julia Creek, Billabong Creek, Bilroy Creek, Branch Creek, Sandy Creek
Flowing lakes	7 water holes
Medium-sized cities	Clon curry
Small towns	Malbon
Communities	Mount Tracey, Roxmere, Fort Constantine, Cotswold, Sedan Dip, Canobe, Wurung, Cowan Downs, Donors Hill, Bang Bang

The Cloncurry River is a river in the north of the Australian state of Queensland . It does not have water all year round, but only during the rainy season .

geography

River course

The river has its source at Mount Tracey on the northern slopes of the Selwyn Range . It flows first to the northwest to the small town of Malbon , where the Malbon River flows into it.

There he turns north and flows through the city of Cloncurry , where he crosses under the Flinders Highway . Then he makes an arc to the northeast and crosses under Wills Developmental Road at Sedan Dip . East of this road it takes up the Gilliat River and turns its course to the northwest, along the road and almost parallel to the Flinders River .

In Canobe opens Dugald River . Further north, the Burke Development Road accompanies the Cloncurry River, which turns north of Cowan Downs again to the northeast and flows into the Flinders River at Bang Bang .

In its lower reaches the river runs through flat grassland. Together with the Flinders River and the Saxby River, it forms a wide flood plain with many parallel channels.

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Anvil Creek - 359 m
• Farley Creek - 329 m
• Gorge Creek - 318 m
• Florence Creek - 267 m
• Malbon River - 248 m
• Duck Creek - 247 m
• Two Mile Creek - 235 m
• Happy Valley Creek - 234 m
• Eight Mile Creek - 219 meters
• Slaty Creek - 215 m
• Snake Creek - 200 m
• Chinaman Creek - 188 m
• Butcher Creek - 179 m
• Marathon Creek - 171 m
• Dry Creek - 128 m
• Gipsy Creek - 115 m
• Gilliat River - 89 m
• Julia Creek - 88 m
• Forty Mile Creek - 81 m
• Cat Creek - 77 m
• Scrubby Creek - 70 m
• Billabong Creek - 70 m
• Dugald River - 69 m
• Cork Creek - 66 m
• Monkey Creek - 53 m
• Station Creek - 51 m
• Bilroy Creek - 45 m
• Dismal Creek - 42 m
• Boggy Creek - 35 m
• Branch Creek - 34 m
• Sandy Creek - 32 m

Flowing lakes

The Cloncurry River flows through a number of waterholes that are filled with water even when the river itself is dry:

• Wallacooloobie Waterhole - 83 m
• Palmer Waterhole - 78 m
• Stanley Waterhole - 72 m
• Ten Mile Waterhole - 62 m
• Two Mile Waterhole - 50 m
• Ten Mile Waterhole - 39 meters
• Tea Tree Waterhole - 39 m

See also

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

Web links

Commons : Cloncurry River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Map of Cloncurry River, QLD . Bonzle.com
2. ^ ^{A b} Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 12 + 16