Dawson River (Fitzroy River)

	Dawson River
	Dawson River at Moura
	Data
location	Queensland , Australia
River system	Fitzroy River
Drain over	Fitzroy River → Coral Sea
source	Carnarvon Range at Myrtleville ; 24 ° 21 '36 " S , 149 ° 48' 25" O
Source height	642 m
confluence	Fitzroy River near Duaringa Coordinates: 23 ° 37 ′ 39 " S , 149 ° 46 ′ 2" E 23 ° 37 ′ 39 " S , 149 ° 46 ′ 2" E;
Mouth height	58 m
Height difference	584 m
Bottom slope	0.79 ‰
length	735 km
Catchment area	50,800 km²
Left tributaries	Wallaroo Creek, Hardys Creek, Gratz Gully, Spring Gully, Precipice Creek, Hungry Creek, Midnight Creek, Boyd Creek, Pine Creek, Kinnoul Creek, Kungay Mungay Creek, Palm Tree Creek, Gras Tree Creek, Binghi Creek, Spring Creek, Double Stake Yard Gully, Cables Creek, Precipice Creek, Cattle Creek, Blacksoil Gully, Tim Shay Creek, Twelve Mile Creek, Maloneys Creek, Roundstone Creek, Denby Creek, Saline Creek, Sharpers Creek, Bone Creek
Right tributaries	Sardine Creek, Gregory Creek, Greentree Creek, Baffle Creek, Hutton Creek, Commissioner Creek, Six Mile Creek, Four Mile Creek, Tiggirigie Creek, Eurombah Creek, Scott Creek, Paddys Creek, Juandah Creek, Scotchy Creek, Blackboy Creek, Bentley Creek, Spring Gully, Cockatoo Creek, Price Creek, Croker Gully, Cabbagetree Creek, Cracow Creek, Back Creek, Delusion Creek, Orange Creek, Boam Creek, Gungah Creek, Castle Creek, Lonestone Creek, Huon Creek, Back Creek, Jerry Creek, Don River , Sandy Creek, Herbert Creek, Eastlands Creek
Small towns	Taroom , Theodore , Klanga, Baralaba
Communities	Boxvale, Barcoondah, Hornet Bank, Eurombah

The Dawson River is a river in the east of the Australian state of Queensland .

Surname

The name of this river goes back to the Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt , who discovered it at the beginning of November 1844 on his first expedition to Australia from 1844 to 1845. R. Dawson was a supporter of this expedition.

geography

River course

The Dawson River rises in the Carnarvon Range , about 20 kilometers northeast of Myrtleville and about 150 kilometers north of Roma . From there it first flows southeast and crosses under the Carnarvon Developmental Road at Boxvale . After crossing the southernmost part of the Expedition National Park , it turns its course to the northeast at Eurombah and flows through the town of Taroom on the Leichhardt Highway . At Precipice National Park it turns north and forms the eastern border of the park. On its way north, it flows through the city of Theodore , where it again crosses under the Leichhardt Highway. West of Moura it crosses the Dawson Highway and east of Duaringa the Capricorn Highway . About 12 kilometers northeast of the small town it forms the Fitzroy River south of the Boomer Range with the Mackenzie River .

The towns of Taroom, Theodore and Baralaba are on the Dawson River. Several weirs were built on the river to divert water for cotton growing and dairy farming . The catchment area of the Dawson River including its tributaries Don River and Dee River is 50,800 km².

Tributaries with mouth heights

Wallaroo Creek - 467 m
Hardy's Creek - 465 m
Sardine Creek - 450 m
Gregory Creek - 448 m
Greentree Gully - 410 m
Gratz Gully - 365 m
Spring Gully - 364 m
Precipice Creek - 363 m
Baffle Creek - 357 meters
Hungry Creek - 341 m
Midnight Creek - 326 m
Hutton Creek - 274 m
Boyd Creek - 252 m
Commissioner Creek - 237 meters
Six Mile Creek - 232 m
Four Mile Creek - 231 meters
Tiggirigie Creek - 230 m
Pine Creek - 225 m
Eurombah Creek - 211 m
Scott Creek - 209 m
Paddy's Creek - 204 m
Kinnoul Creek - 198 m
Kungay Mungay Creek - 189 m
Juandah Creek - 187 m
Palm Tree Creek - 187 m
Scotchy Creek - 185 m
Grass Tree Creek - 184 m
Blackboy Creek - 183 m
Binghi Creek - 177 m
Bentley Creek - 176 m
Spring Gully - 176 m
Cockatoo Creek - 175 m
Spring Creek - 172 m
Price Creek - 170 m
Double Stake Yard Gully - 169 m
Croker Gully - 169 m
Cabbagetree Creek - 168 m
Cables Creek - 163 m
Precipice Creek - 161 m
Cracow Creek - 160 m
Back Creek - 160 m
Cattle Creek - 160 m
Blacksoil Gully - 160 m
Delusion Creek - 160 m
Orange Creek - 159 m
Boam Creek - 156 m
Gunyah Creek - 147 m
Castle Creek - 146 m
Tim Shay Creek - 145 m
Twelve Mile Creek - 145 m
Lonestone Creek - 144 m
Huon Creek - 124 m
Maloney's Creek - 111 m
Roundstone Creek - 103 m
Demby Creek - 100 m
Back Creek - 96 m
Jerry Creek - 84 m
Saline Creek - 77 m
Don River - 73 m
Sandy Creek - 73 m
Herbert Creek - 62 m
Sharpers Creek - 60 m
Bone Creek - 60 m
Eastlands Creek - 58 m

Flood 2010/2011

The Dawson River was one of the rivers in Queensland that was hit by the great flooding of 2010/2011 . It flooded the city of Theodore, which was completely evacuated for the first time in its history.

Web links

Commons : Dawson River - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c Map of Dawson River, QLD . Bonzle.com

↑ ^a ^b Dawson River . Department of Environment and Resource Management. September 28, 2009. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 27, 2011. @1@ 2

↑ Ludwig Leichhardt, Franz Braumann (ed.): The first crossing of Australia 1844-1846. P. 49. Revised according to his diaries, provided with an introduction and evidence. Stuttgart 1983, ISBN 3-522-60230-7

^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 8 + 11

^ Roseanne Barrett: Returning home to mud and memories lost . In: The Australian , News Limited, January 8, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2011.

[bonzle-1] A ^b ^c Map of Dawson River, QLD . Bonzle.com