Dutton River (Flinders River)
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| location | Queensland ( Australia ) | |
| River system | Flinders River | |
| Drain over | Flinders River → Gulf of Carpentaria | |
| source | Mount James ( Great Dividing Range ) 20 ° 30 ′ 18 ″ S , 143 ° 34 ′ 32 ″ E |
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| Source height | 808 m | |
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Flinders River in Richmond Coordinates: 20 ° 38 ′ 6 " S , 142 ° 55 ′ 11" E 20 ° 38 ′ 6 " S , 142 ° 55 ′ 11" E |
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| Mouth height | 206 m | |
| Height difference | 602 m | |
| Bottom slope | 2.9 ‰ | |
| length | 209 km | |
| Left tributaries | Cummerstone Creek, Cattle Creek, Middle Valley Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Chasm Creek, Pine Tree Creek, Walker Creek, Camulla Creek, Deepwater Creek, Spinifex Creek, Yanko Creek, Thums Creek | |
| Medium-sized cities | Richmond | |
| Communities | Villa Dale, Stewart Park | |
The Dutton River is a river in the north of the Australian state of Queensland . It does not have water all year round, but only during the rainy season .
geography
River course
The river has its source on the northern slopes of Mount James in the Great Dividing Range . It flows southwest under Kennedy Developmental Road and continues through grasslands to Richmond . There it flows into the Flinders River .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Chasm Creek - 480 m
- Pine Tree Creek - 452 m
- Cummerstone Creek - 442 m
- Walker Creek - 426 m
- Cattle Creek - 375 m
- Middle Valley Creek - 313 m
- Camulla Creek - 291 m
- Deepwater Creek - 287 m
- Spinifex Creek - 285 m
- Yanko Creek - 240 m
- Thums Creek - 223 m
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Map of Dutton River, QLD . Bonzle.com
- ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 13