Wildman River
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| location | Northern Territory , Australia | |
| River system | Wildman River | |
| Drain over | Wildman River → Van Diemen Golf | |
| origin | Northwest of Kakadu National Park 12 ° 44 ′ 56 ″ S , 132 ° 2 ′ 48 ″ E |
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| Source height | 20 m | |
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Van Diemen Gulf in Finke Bay Coordinates: 12 ° 18 ′ 10 ″ S , 132 ° 3 ′ 59 ″ E 12 ° 18 ′ 10 ″ S , 132 ° 3 ′ 59 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 20 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.2 ‰ | |
| length | 98.5 km | |
| Left tributaries | Wildman River West Branch , Alligator Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Wildman River East Branch | |
| Flowing lakes | Two mile hole, four mile hole | |
The Wildman River is a river in the north of the Australian Northern Territory . Like the three Alligator Rivers , it carries water year round, but its tributaries become a series of water holes in the dry season.
geography
The river arises in the northwest of the Kakadu National Park , a few kilometers north of the Arnhem Highway , at the confluence of the Wildman River East Branch with the Wildman River West Branch . It first flows east-northeast and then turns north and runs almost parallel to the West Alligator River . In Finke Bay , 20 km west of the mouth of the West Alligator River, it flows into the Van Diemen Gulf .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Wildman River West Branch - 20 m
- Wildman River East Branch - 20 m
- Alligator Creek - 3 m
Water holes
- Two Mile Hole - 18 m
- Four Mile Hole - 4 meters