Walsh River

Walsh River
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Data
location	Queensland ( Australia )
River system	Mitchell River
Drain over	Mitchell River  → Gulf of Carpentaria
source	Atherton Tablelands north of Herberton 17 ° 18 ′ 16 ″  S , 145 ° 23 ′ 49 ″  E
Source height	918  m
muzzle	Mitchell River east of Gamboola coordinates: 16 ° 31 '59 "  S , 143 ° 41' 47"  O 16 ° 31 '59 "  S , 143 ° 41' 47"  O
Mouth height	116  m
Height difference	802 m
Bottom slope	2.5 ‰
length	323 km
Left tributaries	Emu Creek, Crooked Creek, Chillagoe Creek, Muldiva Creek, Walsh Creek, Nundah Creek, Tomato Creek
Right tributaries	Eureka Creek, Dinner Creek, Bowler Creek, Theresa Creek, Nolan Creek, Louisa Creek, Cassidy Creek
Small towns	Dimbulah
Communities	Mutchilba, Chircan

The Walsh River is a river in the northeast of the Australian state of Queensland . It is located in the Far North Queensland region .

geography

River course

The river rises about 60 km southwest of Cairns in the Atherton Tablelands , part of the Great Dividing Range . It first flows north, crosses the road from Mareeba to Chillagoe and the Bicentennial National Trail and turns west. It crosses the Burke Developmental Road north of Mungana and turns around 25 km further to the northwest. East of Gamboola it crosses under the street again and flows into the Mitchell River .

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Eureka Creek - 426 m
• Emu Creek - 414 m
• Crooked Creek - 301 m
• Chillagoe Creek - 280 m
• Dinner Creek - 251 m
• Bowler Creek - 215 m
• Muldiva Creek - 188 m
• Walsh Creek - 176 m
• Nundah Creek - 173 m
• Tomato Creek - 170 m
• Theresa Creek - 153 m
• Nolan Creek - 149 m
• Louisa Creek - 134 m
• Cassidy Creek - 126 m

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Map of Walsh River, QLD . Bonzle.com
2. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 13 + 14