East Baines River
East Baines River | ||
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location | Northern Territory ( Australia ) | |
River system | Victoria River (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf) | |
Drain over | Baines River → Victoria River → Joseph Bonaparte Gulf | |
source |
Gregory National Park 16 ° 24 ′ 46 ″ S , 130 ° 8 ′ 30 ″ E |
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Source height | 259 m | |
muzzle |
Baines River near Auvergne (northwest of Gregory National Park ) Coordinates: 15 ° 35 ′ 55 ″ E , 130 ° 1 ′ 51 ″ E 15 ° 35 ′ 55 ″ S , 130 ° 1 ′ 51 ″ E |
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Mouth height | 10 m | |
Height difference | 249 m | |
Bottom slope | 1.6 ‰ | |
length | 158 km | |
Left tributaries | Spring Creek, Back Creek | |
Right tributaries | Flying Fox Creek, Fig Tree Creek, Barrabarrac Creek | |
Communities | Bullita Outstation, Bulla, Auvergne |
The East Baines River is a river in the northwest of the Australian Territory Northern Territory . Often it has little or no water in the dry season .
geography
River course
The river has its source in the eastern part of Gregory National Park . From there it flows northeast to the Bullita Outstation settlement . There it turns its course to the northwest, breaks through - still in the national park - the Newcastle Range in the East Baines Gorge and crosses under the Victoria Highway at Bulla . Then it flows through the Auvergne settlement and a few kilometers north, together with the West Baines River, forms the Baines River .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Flying Fox Creek - 174 m
- Fig Tree Creek - 118 m
- Spring Creek - 79 m
- Barrabarrac Creek - 56 m
- Back Creek - 28 m
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d Map of East Baines River, NT . Bonzle.com
- ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 98