South Palmer River
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| location | Queensland , Australia | |
| River system | Mitchell River | |
| Drain over | Palmer River → Mitchell River → Gulf of Carpentaria | |
| source | at Reedy St. George 3rd Crossing in the Atherton Tablelands ( Great Dividing Range ) 16 ° 15 ′ 58 ″ S , 144 ° 40 ′ 59 ″ E |
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| Source height | 537 m | |
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Palmer River southeast of the Palmer Goldfield Resources Reserve Coordinates: 16 ° 2 '2 " S , 144 ° 32' 39" E 16 ° 2 '2 " S , 144 ° 32' 39" E |
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| Mouth height | 350 m | |
| Height difference | 187 m | |
| Bottom slope | 3.2 ‰ | |
| length | 58 km | |
| Right tributaries | Ten Mile Creek | |
The South Palmer River is a river in the northeast of the Australian state of Queensland .
It runs in the Far North Queensland region .
geography
River course
The river rises two kilometers west of the settlement Reedy St. George 3rd Crossing , about 120 kilometers northwest of Cairns directly on the Mulligan Highway , in the Atherton Tablelands , which are part of the Great Dividing Range . From there it flows strongly meandering to the north-northwest and flows southeast of the Palmer Goldfield Resources Reserve into the Palmer River .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Ten Mile Creek - 361 m
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d Map of South Palmer River, QLD . Bonzle.com
- ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 13