Diamantina River
| Diamantina River | ||
 Diamantina River in the Lake Eyre Basin |
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| Data | ||
| location | Queensland / South Australia , Australia | |
| River system | Warburton River | |
| Drain over | Warburton River → Lake Eyre | |
| source | Swords Range 21 ° 58 ′ 10 ″ S , 141 ° 23 ′ 16 ″ E |
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| Source height | 313 m | |
| confluence |
Warburton River at Alton Downs Coordinates: 26 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ S , 139 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ E, 26 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ E , 139 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 24 m | |
| Height difference | 289 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.32 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 900 km | |
| Catchment area | 157,000 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Elbow Creek, Traverse Creek, Little Lubra Creek, Mungor Creek, Six Mile Creek, Four Mile Creek, Watt Creek, Dick Creek, O'Brien Creek, Emu Creek, Wokingham Creek, Western River , Owens Creek, Mulray Creek, Williams Creek, Cameron Creek, Scarr Creek, Dingleberry Creek, Kells Creek, McBride Creek, Mayne River , Eight Mile Creek, Edkins Creek, Browns Creek, Brackabra Creek, Davenport Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Derry Derry Creek, Glen Urquhart Creek, Winters Creek, Tumulka Creek, Glen George Creek, Tabletop Creek, Crescent Creek, Horse Creek, Bullock Creek, Dinner Creek, Farewell Creek, Cathedral Creek, Branch Creek, Dunbar Creek, Yackadoo Creek, Magpie Creek , Murdering Creek, Cadell Creek, Milperoo Creek, Pot Jostler Creek, Peleenah Creek | |
| Flowing lakes | 38 water holes and lakes | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lake Goonabulka | |
| Small towns | Kynuna, Birdsville | |
| Communities | Dancers Valley, Bendemeer, Kalkadoon, Tulmur, Old Cork, Verdun Valley, Brighton Downs, Davenport Downs, Monkira, Stoney Crossing, Pandie Pandie, Alton Downs | |
 Diamantina River near Birdsville, Queensland |
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The Diamantina River is a river in the west of the Australian state of Queensland and in the northeast of South Australia . It has a catchment area of 157,000 km².
geography
River course
The river has its source in the Swords Range , around 70 kilometers southwest of Kynuna . From its source it first flows northeast to Kynuna. West of Winton it describes a semicircle, takes up the Western River and continues its course to the southwest. It flows through Diamantina National Park , where it receives the Mayne River , and passes Astrebla Downs National Park in the south. In the further course the Diamantina River forms the eastern border of the Simpson Desert . At Birdsville the river turns south, crosses the border into South Australia and flows into the Goyder Lagoon and thus into the Warburton River .
Rarely does the river have enough water to feed the Warburton River. When it rains heavily, however, the Diamantina River floods large areas of the landscape, mainly between December and March. The river takes on a gray or brown color depending on the landscape.
National nature and economy
The land on the Diamantina River is very flat, the highest point is less than 500 m above sea level. The biggest attractions on the river are the two national parks. Otherwise the land is mainly used for keeping sheep and cattle.
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Elbow Creek - 245 m
- Traverse Creek - 242 m
- Derry Derry Creek - 239 m
- Little Lubra Creek - 232 m
- Glen Urquhart Creek - 223 m
- Mungor Creek - 215 m
- Winters Creek - 212 m
- Tumulka Creek - 207 m
- Six Mile Creek - 206 m
- Glen George Creek - 200 m
- Four Mile Creek -199 m
- Tabletop Creek - 197 m
- Crescent Creek - 185 meters
- Horse Creek - 180 m
- Bullock Creek - 176 m
- Watt Creek - 175 m
- Dick Creek - 172 m
- Dinner Creek - 172 m
- Farewell Creek - 170 m
- O'Brien Creek - 165 m
- Cathedral Creek - 165 m
- Branch Creek - 162 m
- Emu Creek - 161 m
- Dunbar Creek - 158 m
- Yackadoo Creek - 155 m
- Wokingham Creek - 154 m
- Western River - 154 m
- Owens Creek - 153 m
- Magpie Creek - 152 m
- Mulray Creek - 151 m
- Murdering Creek - 149 m
- Williams Creek - 145 m
- Cameron Creek - 138 m
- Scarr Creek - 137 m
- Dingleberry Creek - 134 m
- Cadell Creek - 134 m
- Kells Creek - 131 m
- McBride Creek - 120 m
- Milperoo Creek - 106 m
- Mayne River - 104 m
- Eight Mile Creek - 104 meters
- Pot Jostler Creek - 104 m
- Edkins Creek -93 m
- Browns Creek - 93 m
- Brackabra Creek - 91 m
- Davenport Creek - 90 m
- Peleenah Creek - 83 m
Flowing lakes
The Diamantina River flows through a series of water holes, which are usually filled with water even when the river itself is dry:
- Lake Goonabulka - 160 m
- Nine Mile Waterhole - 155 m
- Barracks Waterhole - 145 m
- Old Cork Waterhole - 129 m
- Old Brighton Waterhole - 127 m
- Gum Waterhole - 123 m
- Pennethackeri Waterhole - 92 m
- Mandragoonah Waterhole - 89 m
- Horseshoe Waterhole - 85 m
- Coonangerra Waterhole - 84 m
- Yetti Waterhole - 82 m
- Mackhara Waterhole - 76 m
- Ningga Waterhole - 74 m
- Wilpally Waterhole - 72 m
- Kimmo Waterhole - 71 m
- Montapiria Waterhole - 65 m
- Happy Miller Waterhole - 64 m
- Old Tackraminta Waterhole - 64 m
- Damier Waterhole - 62 m
- Mooraberrie Waterhole - 61 m
- Wyeroo Waterhole - 61 m
- Wantata Waterhole - 60 m
- Doorie Waterhole - 59 m
- Ombroo Waterhole - 58 m
- Windaroo Waterhole - 55 m
- Wilparoo Waterhole - 54 m
- Thundapurty Waterhole - 54 m
- Wilpungra Waterhole - 54 m
- Cuppa Waterhole - 53 m
- Waggaratchie Waterhole - 53 m
- Cooningheera Waterhole - 52 m
- Benditoota Waterhole - 50 m
- Nerathella Waterhole - 48 m
- Dickerie Waterhole - 39 m
- Lake Uloowaranie - 34 m
- Andrewilla Waterhole - 33 m
- Pelican Waterhole - 30 m
- Konchera Waterhole - 29 m
- Gibson Camp Waterhole - 26 m
Origin of name
It was named by William Landsborough in 1866 after Diamantina Bowen , nee Roma , wife of the first Governor of Queensland, Sir George Ferguson Bowen .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Map of Diamantina River Bonzle.com
- ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 16 + 73