Laura River (Normanby River)

Laura River
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Data
location	Queensland ( Australia )
River system	Normanby River
Drain over	Normanby River  → Coral Sea
source	Mount Murray ( Atherton Tablelands ) 15 ° 55 ′ 40 ″  S , 144 ° 49 ′ 42 ″  E
Source height	234  m
muzzle	Normanby River north of Old Laura ( Lakefield National Park ) Coordinates: 15 ° 12′0 ″  S , 144 ° 26′6 ″  E, 15 ° 12′0 ″  S , 144 ° 26′6 ″  E
Mouth height	58  m
Height difference	176 m
Bottom slope	1.4 ‰
length	126 km
Left tributaries	Cattle Creek, Ragvale Creek, Ruth Creek, Quartz Creek, Earls Creek (Redbank Creek), Hells Gate Creek, Kennedy Creek, Cattle Creek, Pine Tree Creek, Mosman River , Little Laura River , Blacksnake Creek
Right tributaries	Bullhead Creek, Ninda Creek, Coamey Creek, Ginger Creek, Deighton River
Small towns	Laura
Communities	Crocodile, Olive Vale, Nevins Plain, Laura Lee, Old Laura

The Laura 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 on the northern slopes of Mount Murray in the Atherton Tablelands , part of the Great Dividing Range , about 80 km southwest of Cooktown . It flows first to the northwest, along the Peninsula Developmental Road , to the small town of Laura . There it turns its course north into Lakefield National Park . Approx. It flows into the Normanby River 20 km north of the Old Laura settlement .

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Bullhead Creek - 205 m
• Cattle Creek - 176 m
• Ragvale Creek - 148 m
• Ninda Creek - 132 m
• Ruth Creek - 124 m
• Quartz Creek - 123 m
• Earls Creek (Redbank Creek) - 115 meters
• Coamey Creek - 111 m
• Hell's Gate Creek - 103 m
• Kennedy Creek - 96 m
• Cattle Creek - 91 m
• Pine Tree Creek - 82 m
• Mosman River - 77 m
• Ginger Creek - 75 m
• Little Laura River - 73 m
• Deighton River - 65 m
• Blacksnake Creek - 64 m

Individual evidence

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