Coleman River (Carpentaria Golf)

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Coleman River
Data
location Queensland , Australia
River system Coleman River
Drain over Coleman River → Gulf of Carpentaria
source The Lagoons, southeast of Lapunya Mount in the Great Dividing Range
14 ° 36 ′ 32 ″  S , 143 ° 23 ′ 7 ″  E
Source height 230  m
muzzle Gulf of Carpentaria between Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw Coordinates: 15 ° 4 '8 "  S , 141 ° 38' 48"  E 15 ° 4 '8 "  S , 141 ° 38' 48"  E
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 230 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.77 ‰
length approx. 300 km
Left tributaries Big Coleman River , Lindalong Creek, Dinah Creek, Drovers Creek
Right tributaries Little Coleman River , King River , Lukin River , Lightning Creek
Flowing lakes Swordfish Hole
Communities The Lagoons, Strathaven, Strathmay, Chillagoe Pocket

The Coleman River is a river in the north of the Australian state of Queensland , in the Far North Queensland region on the Cape York Peninsula .

geography

River course

The river arises at The Lagoons , about 220 kilometers northwest of Cooktown and southeast of Lapunya Mount from the Little Coleman River and the Big Coleman River . The place is west of the Peninsula Developmental Road . The Coleman River initially flows south and turns west after approximately 40 kilometers. It crosses the entire Cape York Peninsula and flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria at Chillagoe Pocket , halfway between the coastal towns of Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw . The Lightning Creek is a northern arm of the river and branches off west of Strathmay . It also flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria at Promuraaw.

Tributaries with mouth heights

Flowing lakes

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Map of Coleman 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. 15