King River (Katherine River)

King River
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Data
location	Northern Territory ( Australia )
River system	Daly River
Drain over	Katherine River  → Daly River  → Timor Sea
source	In the southeast of Nitmiluk National Park 14 ° 19 ′ 44 ″  S , 132 ° 47 ′ 3 ″  E
Source height	215  m
muzzle	Katherine River at Carbeen Park coordinates: 14 ° 41 '42 "  S , 131 ° 58' 49"  O 14 ° 41 '42 "  S , 131 ° 58' 49"  O
Mouth height	76  m
Height difference	139 m
Bottom slope	approx. 0.93 ‰
length	approx. 150 km
Left tributaries	Wurunluh Creek, Dry River , Collins Creek
Right tributaries	Redbank Creek, Bull Creek
Communities	Tony Green Crossing

The King River is a river in the north of the Australian Northern Territory .

geography

River course

The river has its source in the southeast of the Nitmiluk National Park and flows from there to the southwest. It passes under the Stuart Highway about halfway between Mataranka and Katherine . At the mouth of the Dry River it turns its course to the northwest and crosses under the Victoria Highway at Tony Green Crossing , 30 km southwest of Katherine. At the same time it turns west and flows into the Katherine River about six kilometers southwest of Carbeen Park .

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Wurunluh Creek - 152 m
• Dry River - 128 m
• Collins Creek - 112 m
• Redbank Creek - 111 m
• Bull Creek - 99 m

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Map of King River, NT . Bonzle.com
2. ^ ^{A b} Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 95