Corella River
Corella River | ||
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location | Queensland , Australia | |
River system | Flinders River | |
Drain over | Dugald River → Cloncurry River → Flinders River → Gulf of Carpentaria | |
source |
Corella Reservoir (Mount Burstall) 20 ° 50 ′ 36 ″ S , 140 ° 2 ′ 49 ″ E |
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Source height | 300 m | |
muzzle |
Dugald River east of Canobe coordinates: 19 ° 31 '34 " S , 140 ° 54' 6" O 19 ° 31 '34 " S , 140 ° 54' 6" O |
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Mouth height | 74 m | |
Height difference | 226 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 1.1 ‰ | |
length | approx. 210 km | |
Left tributaries | Corella Creek, Lunch Creek, Cameron River , Urquhart Creek | |
Right tributaries | Frank Creek, One Mile Creek, Malakoff Creek, Tommy Creek | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Corella reservoir | |
Communities | Clonagh, Illistrin |
The Corella River is a river in the north of the Australian state of Queensland that only carries water during the rainy season .
geography
River course
The river has its source in the Corella Reservoir on the western slopes of Mount Burstall , about 40 kilometers west of Cloncurry and south of the Flinders Highway . The Corella River flows northeast, crosses under the Flinders Highway and 30 kilometers further on the Burke Developmental Road . At Clonagh it turns its course north. Shortly before the Wills Developmental Road it turns northeast again, crosses under the road and flows south of Canobe into the Dugald River .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Corella Creek - 300 m
- Frank Creek - 278 m
- Lunch Creek - 266 m
- One Mile Creek - 206 m
- Cameron River - 190 m
- Urquhart Creek - 168 m
- Malakoff Creek - 151 m
- Tommy Creek - 140 m
Reservoirs flowed through
- Corella reservoir - 300 m
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Map of Corella River, QLD . Bonzle.com
- ^ A b Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 12 + 16