Saxby River

Saxby River
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Data
location	Queensland ( Australia )
River system	Flinders River
Drain over	Flinders River  → Gulf of Carpentaria
source	Gregory Range ( Great Dividing Range ) 19 ° 39 ′ 27 ″  S , 142 ° 57 ′ 12 ″  E
Source height	298  m
muzzle	Flinders River at Warren Vale Coordinates: 18 ° 25 ′ 1 "  S , 140 ° 51 ′ 55"  E 18 ° 25 ′ 1 "  S , 140 ° 51 ′ 55"  E
Mouth height	17  m
Height difference	281 m
Bottom slope	approx. 0.65 ‰
length	approx. 430 km
Left tributaries	Eureka Creek, Express Creek, Cockatoo Creek, Wondoola Creek
Right tributaries	Sandy Creek, Monkey Creek, Large Anabranch
Flowing lakes	7 water holes
Communities	Saxby Downs, Bunda Bunda, Millungara, Doravale, Lyrian, Warren Vale

The Saxby River is a river in the north of the Australian state of Queensland . It does not have water all year round, but only during the rainy season .

geography

River course

The river has its source on the western slopes of the Gregory Range , which is part of the Great Dividing Range . It flows first to the southwest to Saxby Downs and then describes an arc to the northwest. In the grasslands, it flows largely parallel to the Flinders River and the Cloncurry River . At Warren Vale it finally flows into the Flinders River.

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Eureka Creek - 214 m
• Express Creek - 164 m
• Sandy Creek - 150 m
• Monkey Creek - 57 m
• Cockatoo Creek - 56 m
• Large Anabranch - 34 m
• Wondoola Creek - 22 m

Flowing lakes

The Saxby River flows through a number of water holes that are filled with water even when the river itself is dry:

• Big Crocodile Waterhole - 81 m
• Little Crocodile Waterhole - 79 m
• Barlow Waterhole - 76 m
• Lyrian Waterhole - 67 m
• Sandridge Waterhole - 59 m
• Chain Waterhole - 55 m
• Earles Camp Waterhole - 50 m

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Map of Saxby River, QLD . Bonzle.com
2. ^ ^{A b} Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 12 + 13