Normanby River
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| location | Queensland ( Australia ) | |
| River system | Normanby River | |
| Drain over | Normanby River → Coral Sea | |
| confluence | west of Mount Macdonald ( Atherton Tablelands ) 15 ° 39 ′ 37 ″ S , 144 ° 56 ′ 16 ″ E |
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| Source height | 125 m | |
| muzzle | Princess Charlotte Bay ( Coral Sea ) east of Aloszville ( Lakefield National Park ) Coordinates: 14 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ S , 144 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ E 14 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ S , 144 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 125 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.43 ‰ | |
| length | 292 km | |
| Catchment area | 24,408 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
390 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | West Normanby River , Banana Creek, Beardmore Creek, Puckley Creek, Clayhole Creek, Battle Camp Creek, Cabbage Tree Creek (Welcome Creek), Laura River , Kennedy River | |
| Right tributaries | East Normanby River , Deep Creek, Nigger Creek, Troopers Creek, Trap Creek, Bull Creek, Bridge Creek, Brown Creek, Jack River | |
| Communities | Normanby, Battle Camp, Lakefield, Kalpowar, Hann Crossing | |
The Normanby River is a river in the north of the Australian state of Queensland . It is located in the Far North Queensland region on the Cape York Peninsula , on the border of the humid tropics and flows mainly in a north-northwest direction through the seasonally flooded savannas to Princess Charlotte Bay . The river is named after the Marquess of Normanby , who was Governor of Queensland between 1871 and 1874.
geography
River course
The river arises about 5 km west of Mount Macdonald and about 50 km southwest of Cooktown at the confluence of the East Normanby River with the West Normanby River . It flows north, crosses under the Mulligan Highway and follows the '' Battle Camp Range '' on its east side. East of the Battle Camp settlement , it turns its course to the west and enters Lakefield National Park . Shortly after the confluence of the Laura River , it turns north, crosses the national park and flows into Princess Charlotte Bay and thus into the Coral Sea about 25 km east of Aloszville (where the North Kennedy River flows) .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- East Normanby River - 125 m
- West Normanby River - 125 m
- Banana Creek - 122 m
- Deep Creek - 118 m
- Nigger Creek - 115 m
- Beardmore Creek - 104 m
- Troopers Creek - 97 m
- Puckey Creek - 92 m
- Clayhole Creek - 90 m
- Trap Creek - 88 m
- Bull Creek - 86 m
- Bridge Creek - 79 m
- Battle Camp Creek - 78 m
- Cabbage Tree Creek (Welcome Creek) - 62 m
- Brown Creek - 61 m
- Laura River - 58 m
- Jack River - 33 m
- Kennedy River - 26 m
Hydrology
The Normanby River is probably the most water-rich river that flows into the east coast of Australia. Of all the rivers in Australia, it ranks third in terms of water abundance, even if it only carries less than half as much water as the Murray River or the Mitchell River . The water level data, however, are few and far between; only less than a third of the catchment area has ever been measured. The Normanby River is the largest river that flows behind the Great Barrier Reef , and so almost all data on water levels and hydrology of its catchment area was collected for the purpose of reef protection and not as an end in itself.
The fact that the Normanby River and its tributaries are unregulated led the Australian government to use the river system as a model for the original state of the rivers further south.
Agriculture
The basin of the Normanby River serves almost entirely as grazing ground for cattle breeding on large farms, which are mainly run by the Aborigines . The livestock density is very low and so are the rents. The soils - mainly old, lateritic Orthente - are completely unsuitable for growing sugar cane - the most important agricultural product in the Australian tropics.
National nature and tourism
The main attraction in the Normanby River catchment area is Lakefield National Park , which covers 20% of the catchment area. In the rainy season from November to May it is completely impassable. The park protects large wetlands with many species of fish. Near its mouth, the speed of the river is very slow and it forms a large delta that is almost inaccessible even in the dry season , as there are no roads, not even unpaved roads. However, the land is so dry in the dry season that no tropical rainforests can grow.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Map of Normanby River, QLD . Bonzle.com
- ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 13 + 15
- ^ John Alexander Henstridge Brown: Australia's Surface Water Resources. Australian Government Publication Service. Canberra 1983