McKinlay River (Gilliat River)
McKinlay River | ||
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location | Queensland ( Australia ) | |
River system | Flinders River | |
Drain over | Gilliat River → Cloncurry River → Flinders River → Gulf of Carpentaria | |
source | Selwyn Range 21 ° 35 ′ 39 ″ S , 140 ° 52 ′ 28 ″ E |
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Source height | 335 m | |
muzzle |
Gilliat River south of Gilliat Coordinates: 20 ° 48 ′ 42 " S , 141 ° 27 ′ 44" E 20 ° 48 ′ 42 " S , 141 ° 27 ′ 44" E |
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Mouth height | 124 m | |
Height difference | 211 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 1.2 ‰ | |
length | approx. 170 km | |
Left tributaries | Boorama Creek, Yaningerry Creek, Nora Creek | |
Right tributaries | Rangeview Creek, Snake Creek, Martin Creek, Hickson Creek, Mistake Creek | |
Small towns | McKinlay | |
Communities | Answer Downs, Ding-a-Ding, Beaudesert, Thandwalla, Rutchillo |
The McKinlay River is a river in the north of the Australian state of Queensland . It does not have water all year round, but only during the rainy season .
geography
River course
The river has its source on the northeast slopes of the Selwyn Range and initially flows approximately 15 km southeast to the settlement of Answer Downs on Cannington Road . There he turns his course to the northeast and follows the road to the small town of McKinlay on the Landsborough Highway . It crosses under the highway and continues its course to the northeast, where it flows south of Gilliat into the Gilliat River .
In its middle and lower reaches, the McKinlay River forms a wide flood plain in which it runs parallel in many channels.
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Rangeview Creek - 193 m
- Snake Creek - 185 m
- Boorama Creek - 184 m
- Martin Creek - 177 m
- Yaningerry Creek - 168 m
- Hickson Creek - 161 m
- Nora Creek - 160 m
- Mistake Creek - 144 m
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Map of McKinlay River, QLD . Bonzle.com
- ^ A b Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 16