McHenry River

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McHenry River
Data
location Queensland , Australia
River system Jardine River
Drain over Jardine River  → Arafura Lake
source Jardine River National Park ( Great Dividing Range )
11 ° 36 ′ 19 ″  S , 142 ° 41 ′ 24 ″  E
Source height 107  m
muzzle Jardine River in Jardine River National Park Coordinates: 11 ° 17 ′ 23 "  S , 142 ° 34 ′ 49"  E 11 ° 17 ′ 23 "  S , 142 ° 34 ′ 49"  E
Mouth height 44  m
Height difference 63 m
Bottom slope 1.2 ‰
length 51.5 km
Left tributaries Hornet Creek

The McHenry River is a river in the far north of the Australian state of Queensland on the Cape York Peninsula .

geography

River course

The river has its source in the southern part of the Jardine River National Park , around twelve kilometers from the coast of the Coral Sea in the northern foothills of the Great Dividing Range . It flows through the national park in a north-northwest direction and flows into the Jardine River in the center of the park .

Tributaries with mouth heights

  • Hornet Creek - 69 m

Individual evidence

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