Kirk River
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location | Queensland , Australia | |
River system | Burdekin River | |
Drain over | Burdekin River → Coral Sea | |
source | at Glenell North (north of the Leichhardt Range) 19 ° 58 ′ 11 ″ S , 146 ° 48 ′ 28 ″ E |
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Source height | 275 m | |
muzzle |
Burdekin River northeast of Cardigan Coordinates: 20 ° 12 '3 " S , 146 ° 42' 28" E 20 ° 12 '3 " S , 146 ° 42' 28" E |
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Mouth height | 187 m | |
Height difference | 88 m | |
Bottom slope | 2.6 ‰ | |
length | 33.3 km | |
Left tributaries | Sandy Creek, Pinnacle Creek, Horse Creek, Wellington Spring Creek | |
Right tributaries | Oaky Creek, Pandanus Creek | |
Communities | Glenell North |
The Kirk River is a river in the east of the Australian state of Queensland .
geography
River course
The river has its source at the settlement of Glenell North , north of the Leichhardt Range and about 75 km south of Townsville . From there it flows to the south-southwest and flows into the Burdekin River about 7 km east of the settlement of Cardigan .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Sandy Creek - 251 m
- Pinnacle Creek - 235 m
- Oaky Creek - 235 m
- Horse Creek - 221 m
- Pandanus Creek - 210 m
- Wellington Spring Creek - 207 m
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Map of Kirk River, QLD . Bonzle.com
- ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 10