Hugh River
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location | Northern Territory ( Australia ) | |
River system | Warburton River | |
Drain over | Finke River → Macumba River → Warburton River → Lake Eyre | |
source | Frazer Hill ( MacDonnell Ranges ) 23 ° 41 ′ 4 ″ S , 133 ° 12 ′ 40 ″ E |
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Source height | 637 m | |
muzzle |
Finke River north of Horseshoe Bend Coordinates: 25 ° 1 ′ 7 " S , 134 ° 9 ′ 37" E 25 ° 1 ′ 7 " S , 134 ° 9 ′ 37" E |
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Mouth height | 316 m | |
Height difference | 321 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 1.4 ‰ | |
length | approx. 225 km | |
Left tributaries | Jay Creek, Oliffe Creek, Alice Creek | |
Right tributaries | Mueller Creek, Log Hole Creek, Tidenvale Creek, Gum Tree Creek, Nine Mile Creek, Cox Creek | |
Small towns | Titkwala | |
Communities | Hugh River |
The Hugh River is a river in the south of the Australian territory Northern Territory .
geography
River course
The river has its source on Frazer Hill in the MacDonnell Ranges , about 40 km west of Alice Springs in the south of the Northern Territory. It first flows a few kilometers to the east, crosses under Larapinta Drive and turns its course to the south. North of the James Range he crosses under the Stuart Highway and turns to the southeast. In the settlement Hugh River the river passes under the AustralAsia Railway . At the Pinnacle Hills , about 20 km north of Horseshoe Bend , the Hugh River flows into the Finke River .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Jay Creek - 609 m
- Mueller Creek - 561 m
- Log Hole Creek - 504 meters
- Tidenvale Creek - 484 meters
- Gum Tree Creek - 407 m
- Oliffe Creek - 396 m
- Nine Mile Creek - 381 m
- Cox Creek - 379 m
- Alice Creek - 340 m
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Map of Hugh River, NT Bonzle.com
- ^ A b Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . Pp. 100 + 101