West Baines River
West Baines River | ||
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location | Northern Territory , Australia | |
River system | Victoria River (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf) | |
Drain over | Baines River → Victoria River → Joseph Bonaparte Gulf | |
source | Mount Behn 16 ° 49 ′ 55 ″ S , 129 ° 5 ′ 21 ″ O |
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Source height | 223 m | |
muzzle |
Baines River near Auvergne (northwest of Gregory National Park ) Coordinates: 15 ° 35 ′ 55 ″ E , 130 ° 1 ′ 51 ″ E 15 ° 35 ′ 55 ″ S , 130 ° 1 ′ 51 ″ E |
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Mouth height | 10 m | |
Height difference | 213 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 1.1 ‰ | |
length | approx. 200 km | |
Left tributaries | Cattle Creek, Boxers Spring Creek, Captain Spring Creek, Kildurk Creek, Blackfellow Creek, Saddle Creek, Rooster Creek | |
Right tributaries | Revolver Creek, Mullara Creek, Horse Creek, Nigger Creek, Crooked Creek, Leichhardt Creek, Snake Creek, Dick Creek | |
Communities | Kildurk |
The West Baines River is a river in the northwest of Australia's Northern Territory .
Often it has little or no water in the dry season .
geography
River course
The river has its source on the northern slopes of Mount Behn , near the border with Western Australia . The source of the Behn River / Behm River is very close by . From there the West Baines River flows northeast to the Aboriginal settlement of Kildurk in the Nagurunguru reserve. There it turns its course to the north, crosses under the Victoria Highway , turns again to the northeast and forms the Baines River near Auvergne together with the East Baines River .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Revolver Creek - 135 m
- Mullara Creek - 125 m
- Horse Creek - 94 m
- Nigger Creek - 93 m
- Crooked Creek - 81 m
- Cattle Creek - 80 m
- Boxers Spring Creek - 76 m
- Captain Spring Creek - 72 m
- Leichhardt Creek - 70 m
- Kildurk Creek - 48 m
- Blackfellow Creek - 34 m
- Saddle Creek - 27 m
- Rooster Creek - 23 m
- Snake Creek - 17 m
- Dick Creek - 11 m
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Map of West Baines River, NT . Bonzle.com
- ^ A b Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 96