Leichhardt River
| Leichhardt River | ||
 Leichhardt River in Mount Isa (ca.1929) |
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| Data | ||
| location | Queensland , Australia | |
| River system | Leichhardt River | |
| Drain over | Leichhardt River → Gulf of Carpentaria | |
| source | at Rifle Creek (Three Sisters) 20 ° 59 ′ 23 ″ S , 139 ° 34 ′ 35 ″ E |
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| Source height | 406 m | |
| muzzle |
Gulf of Carpentaria near Finuncane Island National Park Coordinates: 17 ° 34 ′ 30 " S , 139 ° 47 ′ 47" E 17 ° 34 ′ 30 " S , 139 ° 47 ′ 47" E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 406 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.64 ‰ | |
| length | 631 km | |
| Catchment area | 32,878 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Richards Creek, Browns Creek, Sybella Creek, Mica Creek, Lena Creek, Police Creek, Conglomerate Creek, Paroo Creek, Bower Bird Creek, Target Creek, Six Mile Creek, Cabbage Tree Creek, Coppermine Creek, Saint Paul Creek, Eureka Creek, Gunpowder Creek, Gidya Creek, Mittgudi Creek, Sandy Creek, Nardoo Creek, Fiery Creek, First Creek, Woodbine Creek, Bosun Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Rifle Creek, Pothole Creek, Stockyard Creek, Gum Creek, Gorge Creek, Duffers Creek, Leichhardt River East Branch , Doughboy Creek, Sunday Gully, Wager Creek, Narrowgret Creek, Slaughter Creek, Cordelia Creek, Miranda Creek, Prospector Creek, Centipede Creek, Nineteen Mile Creek, Martins Gully, Eight Mile Creek, Lagoon Creek | |
| Flowing lakes | Yamboolah Waterhole, Eight Mile Waterhole | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lake Moondarra , Lake Julius | |
| Medium-sized cities | Mount Isa | |
| Communities | Rifle Creek, Kajabbi, Coollullah, Kingfield, Gleeson, Kamilaroi, Lorraine, Augustus Downs, Floraville, New Amraynald, Amraynald | |
The Leichhardt River is a river in the northwest of the Australian state of Queensland .
Origin of name
The river is named after the German-Australian researcher Ludwig Leichhardt (1813–1848).
geography
The Leichhardt River rises at Rifle Creek on the southwest slopes of the Three Sisters , a low mountain range southeast of Mount Isa , and flows north to Lake Julius . Shortly after leaving it again at its northern end, it turns its course to the east in order to flow in an arc first to the northeast and then again to the north at the village of Kajabbi . It flows northeast of Burketown into the Gulf of Carpentaria .
The river has a catchment area of 32,878 km², in which mainly mining and livestock are operated.
It does not have water all year round. The headwaters become a series of water holes in the dry season . The catchment area and estuary of the Leichhardt River are in an almost untouched state.
The reservoirs on the river are Lake Moondarra and Lake Julius. The Leichhardt Falls are located about 50 km upstream from the mouth .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Rifle Creek - 405 m
- Richards Creek - 396 m
- Pothole Creek - 394 m
- Browns Creek - 387 m
- Stockyard Creek - 374 m
- Sybella Creek - 371 m
- Mica Creek - 358 m
- Lena Creek - 354 m
- Gum Creek - 295 m
- Gorge Creek - 290 m
- Duffers Creek - 288 m
- Leichhardt River East Branch - 271 m
- Police Creek - 240 m
- Doughboy Creek - 236 m
- Conglomerate Creek - 231 m
- Sunday Gully - 226 m
- Wager Creek - 225 m
- Paroo Creek - 224 m
- Bower Bird Creek - 197 m
- Narrowgret Creek - 187 m
- Slaughter Creek - 179 m
- Cordelia Creek - 166 m
- Miranda Creek - 162 m
- Target Creek - 161 m
- Prospector Creek - 152 m
- Centipede Creek - 150 m
- Six Mile Creek - 143 meters
- Cabbage Tree Creek - 130 m
- Coppermine Creek - 104 m
- Saint Paul Creek - 102 m
- Nineteen Mile Creek - 97 meters
- Eureka Creek - 91 m
- Gunpowder Creek - 65 m
- Gidya Creek - 54 m
- Mittgudi Creek - 46 m
- Sandy Creek - 40 m
- Nardoo Creek - 36 m
- Martins Gully - 36 m
- Eight Mile Creek - 36 m
- Fiery Creek - 21 m
- First Creek - 20 m
- Woodbine Creek - 11 m
- Bosun Creek - 9 m
- Lagoon Creek - 5 m
Reservoirs and water holes
- Lake Moondarra - 325 m
- Lake Julius - 231 m
- Yamboolah Waterhole - 64 m
- Eight Mile Waterhole - 31 meters
Redevelopment
In 2009, mining company Xstrata invested A $ 3 million in rehabilitation of the river. In the course of the work, 40,000 tons of material were removed from the river bed.
Fossil finds
Fossils were found along the river. In 2011, paleontologists discovered an unknown, historical marsupial .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Map of Leichhardt River, QLD . Bonzle.com
- ↑ a b Water resources - Overview - Queensland: Basin & Surface Water Management Area: Leichhardt River . In: Australian National Resources Atlas . Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. June 15, 2009. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ Estuary Assessment 2000: Basin: Leichhardt River . In: Australian National Resources Atlas . Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. June 20, 2009. Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ↑ Meera Nambiar: Miner spends $ 3m on river clean-up . In: ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. November 10, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ↑ David Lewis: Ancient marsupial skull like 'Planet of the Apes leftover' . In: ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. December 6, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
