Wickham River

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Wickham River
Data
location Northern Territory ( Australia )
River system Victoria River (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf)
Drain over Victoria River  → Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
source Mount Kinon (west of Gregory National Park )
17 ° 2 ′ 1 ″  S , 129 ° 54 ′ 40 ″  E
Source height 241  m
muzzle Victoria River at Victoria River Downs Coordinates: 16 ° 21 ′ 36 "  S , 131 ° 6 ′ 14"  E 16 ° 21 ′ 36 "  S , 131 ° 6 ′ 14"  E
Mouth height 78  m
Height difference 163 m
Bottom slope 0.8 ‰
length 204 km
Left tributaries Lily Creek, Midnight Creek, Broadarrow Creek, Cusack Creek, Humbert River
Right tributaries Emily Creek, Soda Springs Creek, Depot Creek, Gibbie Creek
Small towns Yarralin
Communities Victoria River Downs

The Wickham River is a river in the northwest of the Australian Territory of Northern Territory . Often it has little or no water in the dry season .

geography

River course

The river arises on the southern slopes of Mount Kinon west of Gregory National Park at the confluence of Emily Creek and Lily Creek . It flows northeast through the southern part of the national park and flows through the settlement of Victoria River Downs . From there it accompanies the Buchanan Highway for about 12 km and finally passes under it shortly before its confluence with the Victoria River .

Tributaries with mouth heights

Flowing lakes

The Wickham River crosses a waterhole in which there is water even if the river itself does not have one:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Map of Wickham River, NT (241 m - 231 m) . Bonzle.com
  2. ↑ a b c d Map of Wickham River, NT (231 m - 78 m) . Bonzle.com
  3. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 98