Moonie River
| Moonie River | ||
 Moonie River in Nindigully |
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| Data | ||
| location | Queensland / New South Wales , Australia | |
| River system | Murray River | |
| Drain over | Barwon River → Darling River → Murray River → Indian Ocean | |
| source | east of Tara (QLD) 28 ° 59 ′ 59 ″ S , 148 ° 42 ′ 58 ″ E |
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| Source height | 347 m | |
| muzzle |
Barwon River Coordinates: 29 ° 18 ′ 46 " S , 148 ° 42 ′ 44" E 29 ° 18 ′ 46 " S , 148 ° 42 ′ 44" E |
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| Mouth height | 149 m | |
| Height difference | 198 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.37 ‰ | |
| length | 542 km | |
| Catchment area | 14,812 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Finch Creek, Paget Creek, Middle Creek, Toombilla Creek, Stephens Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Hayes Creek, Parrie Moolan Creek, Wongle Wongle Creek, Bandicoot Creek, Farawell Creek, Teelba Creek, Thomby Creek, Ballandoon Creek | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Thallon weir | |
| Small towns | Southwood QLD, Kinkora QLD, Flinton QLD, Chelmer QLD, Nindigully QLD, Thallon QLD, Currawong QLD, Gundablouie NSW | |
The Moonie River is a river in the western Darling Downs in eastern Australia .
geography
It rises west of Dalby in Queensland and then flows south over the border into New South Wales . It flows southwest of Mungindi into the Barwon River . There are no major cities in the river's catchment area and it is very flat. There is a reservoir on the river, the Thallon weir with a capacity of 185,000 m³.
The source of the river is east of Tara . It flows through the cities of Flinton and Nindigully and then passes Thallon to the west. The largest tributary of the Moonie River is the Teelba Creek , others are the Farawell Creek and the Toombilla Creek .
Both the Moonie Highway and the Carnarvon Highway cross the river.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Map of Moonie River . Bonzle.com
- ↑ a b c Water Resources - Overview - Queensland - Surface Water Management Area: Moonie River (Qld) ( Memento of the original from June 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
