Kennedy River

Kennedy River
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Data
location	Queensland ( Australia )
River system	Normanby River
Drain over	Normanby River  → Coral Sea
source	Atherton Tablelands 15 ° 47 ′ 49 ″  S , 143 ° 54 ′ 2 ″  E
Source height	181  m
muzzle	Normanby River east of Lakefield ( Lakefield National Park ) Coordinates: 14 ° 56 ′ 21 "  S , 144 ° 17 ′ 6"  E 14 ° 56 ′ 21 "  S , 144 ° 17 ′ 6"  E
Mouth height	26  m
Height difference	155 m
Bottom slope	1.1 ‰
length	141 km
Left tributaries	Jedda Creek, Emu Creek, Black Dog Creek, Lakes Creek, Catfish Creek
Right tributaries	Yambo Creek, Gorge Creek, St. George River , Dawson Gully Creek, Christmas Creek, Carters Grave Creek, Cabbage Tree Creek, Rocky Creek
Communities	St. George River Outstation, Kennedy Bend

The Kennedy River is a river in the north of the Australian state of Queensland , in the Far North Queensland region on the Cape York Peninsula .

geography

River course

The river has its source in the Atherton Tablelands , part of the Great Dividing Range , about 150 km west of Cooktown and about 20 km southeast of the King Vale Outstation . It flows north-northeast and passes under the Peninsula Developmental Road about 15 km northwest of Fairview . Then enters Lakefield National Park . Approx. 8 km east of the settlement Lakefield it flows into the Normanby River .

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Yambo Creek - 172 m
• Gorge Creek - 164 m
• Jedda Creek - 135 m
• Emu Creek - 128 m
• St. George River - 125 m
• Dawson Gully Creek - 102 m
• Christmas Creek - 93 m
• Carter's Grave Creek - 91 m
• Cabbage Tree Creek - 86 m
• Black Dog Creek - 73 m
• Lakes Creek - 71 m
• Rocky Creek - 47 m
• Catfish Creek - 43 m

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Map of Kennedy River, QLD . Bonzle.com
2. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 13 + 15