Morehead River
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| location | Queensland ( Australia ) | |
| River system | North Kennedy River | |
| Drain over | North Kennedy River → Coral Sea | |
| source | east of Killarney in the Atherton Tablelands ( Great Dividing Range ) 15 ° 25 ′ 19 ″ S , 143 ° 35 ′ 14 ″ E |
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| Source height | 147 m | |
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North Kennedy River west of Walkers Hill Coordinates: 14 ° 39 ′ 16 " S , 144 ° 2 ′ 45" E 14 ° 39 ′ 16 " S , 144 ° 2 ′ 45" E |
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| Mouth height | 10 m | |
| Height difference | 137 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.78 ‰ | |
| length | 175 km | |
| Left tributaries | Emu Creek, Marys Creek, Turpentine Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Lightning Creek, Dead Horse Creek | |
The Morehead 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 rises about 10 km east of the settlement of Killarney , about 180 km west of Cooktown and flows first to the north and then to the northeast. It passes under the Peninsula Developmental Road about 10 km west of the Mary Valley settlement and crosses the west of Lakefield National Park . Approx. 10 km west of Walkers Hill it flows into the North Kennedy River .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Lightning Creek - 93 m
- Emu Creek - 84 m
- Marys Creek - 65 m
- Dead Horse Creek - 41 m
- Turpentine Creek - 29 m
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Map of Morehead River, QLD . Bonzle.com
- ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 15