North Kennedy River
North Kennedy River | ||
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location | Queensland ( Australia ) | |
River system | North Kennedy River | |
Drain over | North Kennedy River → Coral Sea | |
source | St. George River Outstation in the Atherton Tablelands ( Great Dividing Range ) 15 ° 24 ′ 55 ″ S , 143 ° 59 ′ 51 ″ E |
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Source height | 94.6 m | |
muzzle | Princess Charlotte Bay ( Coral Sea ) at Aloszville Coordinates: 14 ° 29 ′ 44 " S , 143 ° 56 ′ 40" E 14 ° 29 ′ 44 " S , 143 ° 56 ′ 40" E |
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Mouth height | 0 m | |
Height difference | 94.6 m | |
Bottom slope | 0.5 ‰ | |
length | 188.7 km | |
Left tributaries | Chain of Ponds, Spring Creek, Weiss Creek, Hann River , Morehead River , Saltwater Creek, Annie River | |
Right tributaries | Therrimburi Creek, Myriel Creek, Fishhole Creek, Lily Creek, Eighteen Mile Ridge Creek, Jam Tin Creek | |
Communities | Aloszville |
The North Kennedy 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 has its source north of the St. George River Outstation settlement , about 145 km west of Cooktown and flows north. It passes under the Peninsula Developmental Road north of the Koolburra Outstation and crosses the west of Lakefield National Park . At the settlement of Aloszville it flows into Princess Charlotte Bay , part of the Coral Sea .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Therrimburi Creek - 94 m
- Myriel Creek - 93 m
- Fishhole Creek - 92 m
- Chain of Ponds - 76 m
- Spring Creek - 72 m
- Weiss Creek - 71 m
- Lily Creek - 68 m
- Eighteen Mile Ridge Creek - 53 m
- Jam Tin Creek - 13 m
- Hann River - 12 m
- Morehead River - 10 m
- Saltwater Creek - 6 m
- Annie River - 0 m
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Map of North Kennedy River, QLD (94.6 m - 71.6 m) . Bonzle.com
- ↑ a b c Map of North Kennedy River, QLD (25 m - 0 m) . Bonzle.com
- ↑ a b Map of North Kennedy River, QLD (71.6 m - 25 m) . Bonzle.com
- ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 15