Gregory River (Nicholson River)
Gregory River | ||
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location | Northern Territory / Queensland ( Australia ) | |
River system | Nicholson River | |
Drain over | Nicholson River → Gulf of Carpentaria | |
source | eastern Barkly Tablelands 19 ° 15 ′ 33 ″ S , 137 ° 53 ′ 5 ″ E |
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Source height | 263 m | |
muzzle |
Nicholson River east of Doomadgee Coordinates: 18 ° 59 ′ 7 ″ S , 138 ° 46 ′ 10 ″ E 18 ° 59 ′ 7 ″ S , 138 ° 46 ′ 10 ″ E |
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Mouth height | 11 m | |
Height difference | 252 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 0.9 ‰ | |
length | approx. 280 km | |
Left tributaries | George Creek, Wilfred Creek, Ixion Creek, Little Creek, Deep Creek, Wagunda Creek, Horse Creek, Macadam Creek, Sandy Creek, Archie Creek, Lawn Hill Creek, Elizabeth Creek | |
Right tributaries | Dariel Creek, Ulupna Creek, Goonooma Creek, Ada Creek, O'Shannassy River , Police Creek, Planet Creek | |
Small towns | Gregory Downs | |
Communities | Riversleigh, Kamarga, Planet Downs, Kunkulla, Punjaub |
The Gregory River is a river in the northeast of the Australian Territory Northern Territory and in northwest Queensland .
geography
River course
It rises near Gallipoli in the far east of the Barkly Tableland in the Northern Territory. It flows first to the northeast and crosses the border into Queensland. There it flows through the southern part of the Boodjamulla National Park and meets the Wills Developmental Road at Gregory Downs . There it describes an arc to the northwest. And flows into the Nicholson River about 45 km east of Doomadgee .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Dariel Creek - 211 m
- George Creek - 201 m
- Ulupna Creek - 183 m
- Goonooma Creek - 180 m
- Wilfred Creek - 179 m
- Ada Creek - 167 m
- Ixion Creek - 148 m
- O'Shannassy River - 131 m
- Little Creek - 130 m
- Deep Creek - 121 m
- Wagunda Creek - 112 m
- Police Creek - 111 m
- Horse Creek - 108 m
- Planet Creek - 85 m
- Macadam Creek - 59 m
- Sandy Creek - 38 m
- Archie Creek - 33 m
- Lawn Hill Creek - 27 m
- Elizabeth Creek - 23 m
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Map of Gregory River, NT / QLD . Bonzle.com
- ^ A b Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 12 + 99