Western River

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Western River
Data
location Queensland ( Australia )
River system Warburton River
Drain over Diamantina River  → Warburton River  → Lake Eyre
source at Drumlion
22 ° 35 ′ 48 ″  S , 143 ° 35 ′ 11 ″  O
Source height 264  m
muzzle Diamantina River west of Collingwood Coordinates: 22 ° 20 ′ 10 "  S , 142 ° 24 ′ 50"  E 22 ° 20 ′ 10 "  S , 142 ° 24 ′ 50"  E
Mouth height 154  m
Height difference 110 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.79 ‰
length approx. 140 km
Left tributaries Kanaka Creek, Catherine Creek, Cathcart Creek, Stanley Creek, Sandy Creek, Tarpaulin Creek, Back Creek, Middle Creek, Mistake Creek, Surprise Creek, Scrubby Creek, Sandy Creek, Lydia Creek, Gunbarrel Creek, Nugget Creek, Scarlet Creek, Haine Creek
Right tributaries Crawford Creek, Oondooroo Creek, Jessamine Creek, Yarraman Creek, Bonnie Doon Creek
Flowing lakes Nine Mile Waterhole
Medium-sized cities Winton
Communities Fairymead, Wando, Dillcar, Colane, Collingwood

The Western River is a river in the southwest of the Australian state of Queensland .

geography

River course

The river rises northeast of the Forsyth Range and east of the Landsborough Highway at the settlement of Drumlion . It flows west, crosses under the highway at Dillcar and follows it into the town of Winton . From there it continues its course to the west, now along the Min Min Way , and flows west of Collingwood into the Diamantina River .

Tributaries with mouth heights

Flowing lakes

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Map of Western 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. 17