Dry River (Mitchell River)

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Dry River
Data
location Queensland ( Australia )
River system Mitchell River
Drain over Mitchell River  → Gulf of Carpentaria
source Atherton Tablelands
16 ° 37 ′ 41 ″  S , 144 ° 20 ′ 20 ″  E
Source height 277  m
muzzle Mitchell River between St. George Outstation and Mount Mulgrave Coordinates: 16 ° 29 ′ 35 "  S , 144 ° 10 ′ 15"  E 16 ° 29 ′ 35 "  S , 144 ° 10 ′ 15"  E
Mouth height 162  m
Height difference 115 m
Bottom slope 3.4 ‰
length 33.8 km

The Dry River is a river in the northeast of the Australian state of Queensland . It is located in the Far North Queensland region .

geography

The river rises about 150 km west-northwest of Cairns in the Atherton Tablelands , part of the Great Dividing Range . It flows in many meanders to the northwest and flows into the Mitchell River between the settlements of St. George Outstation and Mount Mulgrave .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Map of Dry River, QLD . Bonzle.com
  2. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 13