Dry River (King River)
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location | Northern Territory ( Australia ) | |
River system | Daly River | |
Drain over | King River → Katherine River → Daly River → Timor Sea | |
source | south of Dillinya, east of Buntine Highway 15 ° 47 ′ 34 ″ S , 131 ° 57 ′ 28 ″ E |
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Source height | 206 m | |
muzzle |
King River east of Butchers Hill Coordinates: 14 ° 53 ′ 40 " S , 132 ° 24 ′ 7" E 14 ° 53 ′ 40 " S , 132 ° 24 ′ 7" E |
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Mouth height | 128 m | |
Height difference | 78 m | |
Bottom slope | 0.29 ‰ | |
length | 271 km | |
Right tributaries | Forrest Creek | |
Communities | Dillinya, Old Dry River, Dry River |
The Dry River is a river in the north of the Australian territory Northern Territory .
geography
River course
The river has its source south of Dillinya in the Aboriginal Reserve of the same name, east of the Buntine Highway and flows north. It passes the settlements Dry River (west of the river) and Old Dry River (east of the river) and flows northeast to its confluence with the King River , about 18 km east of Butchers Hill and about 50 km south of Katherine .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Forrest Creek - 192 m
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d Map of Dry River, NT . Bonzle.com
- ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . Pp. 95 + 96