Palmer River (Finke River)

Palmer River
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Data
location	Northern Territory ( Australia )
River system	Warburton River
Drain over	Finke River  → Macumba River  → Warburton River  → Lake Eyre
source	at Tempe Downs (southwest of Finke Gorge National Park ) 24 ° 22 ′ 14 ″  S , 132 ° 23 ′ 29 ″  E
Source height	520  m
muzzle	Finke River east of Palmer Valley Coordinates: 24 ° 45 ′ 57 "  S , 133 ° 24 ′ 52"  E 24 ° 45 ′ 57 "  S , 133 ° 24 ′ 52"  E
Mouth height	384  m
Height difference	136 m
Bottom slope	approx. 1 ‰
length	approx. 130 km
Left tributaries	Illara Creek, Froud Creek
Right tributaries	Walker Creek, Peterman Creek
Communities	Tempe Downs, Palmer Valley

The Palmer River is a river in the south of the Australian territory Northern Territory .

geography

River course

The river arises from the confluence of Illara Creek and Walker Creek at Tempe Downs, southwest of Finke Gorge National Park in the south of the Northern Territory. Both source rivers arise in the Gardiner Range, about 70 km further north-west . The Palmer River flows southeast from its source and passes under the Stuart Highway at Palmer Valley . 10 km further east it flows into the Finke River .

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Illara Creek - 520 m
• Walker Creek - 520 m
• Peterman Creek - 508 m
• Froud Creek - 400 m

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Map of Palmer River, NT Bonzle.com
2. ^ ^{A b} Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 100