Sandover River

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Sandover River
Data
location Northern Territory , Australia
River system Warburton River
Drain over Woodroffe River  → Georgina River  → Eyre Creek  → Warburton River  → Lake Eyre
confluence north of the MacDonnell Ranges
22 ° 29 ′ 42 ″  S , 134 ° 30 ′ 58 ″  E
Source height 534  m
Infiltration Woodroffe River at Argadargada coordinates: 21 ° 43 '0 "  S , 136 ° 32' 0"  O 21 ° 43 '0 "  S , 136 ° 32' 0"  O
Mouth height 300  m
Height difference 234 m
Bottom slope 0.66 ‰
length 354 km
Left tributaries Mueller Creek, Athinna Creek, Arganara Creek, Center Creek, Bullock Creek
Right tributaries Waite Creek, Bundey River
Flowing lakes Junction waterhole
Small towns Urapuntja, Ariparra
Communities Waite River, Ammaroo, Ooratippra, Argadargada

The Sandover River is a river in the center of Australia's Northern Territory .

geography

River course

The river arises at the confluence of Mueller Creek with Waite Creek in the village of Waite River north of the MacDonnell Ranges in the center of the Northern Territory. It flows from there to the northeast, where it seeps into the desert near the settlement of Angadargada . In wet years its water overflows into the Woodroffe River .

The Sandover Highway follows its course .

Tributaries with mouth heights

Flowing lakes

The Sandover River flows through a waterhole that is usually filled with water even when the river itself is dry:

  • Junction Waterhole - 361 meters

Hydrology

The Sandover River does not have water year round; rather, it is dry for most of the year. Only when the northern monsoon extends unusually far to the south is there water in the river. The mean annual rainfall in its basin is 275 mm, but varies over a wide range: in dry years, like 1928, it can go down to 50 mm / year, in wet years, like 1974, 2000 or 2001, it can go down to 760 mm / year. Most of this rain falls in summer; Between December and March, the monthly rainfall has often exceeded the mean annual rainfall. In very wet years, such as 1920–1921, 1973–1977 and 1999–2001, the waters of the Sandover River can overcome the approx. 50 km to the Woodroffe River, which flows into the Georgina River at Urandangie and leads them to Lake Eyre .

Web links

Overview of Major Drainage Systems . Government of Northern Territory

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Map of Sandover River, NT (534 m - 389 m) Bonzle.com
  2. ↑ a b c d Map of Sandover River, NT (389 m - 300 m) Bonzle.com
  3. ^ A b Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 101