Wilson River (Cooper Creek)
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location | Queensland (Australia) | |
River system | Cooper Creek | |
Drain over | Cooper Creek → Lake Eyre | |
source | Gray Range 27 ° 8 ′ 54 ″ S , 143 ° 26 ′ 34 ″ O |
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Source height | 189 m | |
muzzle |
Cooper Creek east of Nappa Merie coordinates: 27 ° 46 '43 " S , 142 ° 15' 35" O 27 ° 46 '43 " S , 142 ° 15' 35" O |
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Mouth height | 62 m | |
Height difference | 127 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 0.49 ‰ | |
length | approx. 260 km | |
Left tributaries | Mugginanullah Creek, Gi Gi Creek, Lignum Branch, Dilkera Creek, Tookabarnoo Creek, Nockanoora Creek | |
Right tributaries | Five Mile Creek, Toobunyah Creek, Ginniapapa Creek, Nundramundoo Creek, Tirtywinna Creek | |
Flowing lakes | 17 water holes | |
Medium-sized cities | Noccundra | |
Communities | Nockatunga |
The Wilson River is a river in the southwest of the Australian state of Queensland .
geography
River course
The river has its source in the northern part of the Gray Range northeast of the settlement Tobermory and initially flows in a north-westerly direction to the south of the settlement of Mount Margaret . There it turns its course to the southwest to the city of Noccundra. West of the city, the river seeps away . Many kilometers further west, it emerges again at Oonagie Sandhill and continues its course for another 27 km to the southwest, where it flows into Cooper Creek east of Nappa Merie .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Five Mile Creek - 188 meters
- Toobunyah Creek - 153 m
- Mugginanullah Creek - 135 m
- Ginniapapa Creek - 132 m
- Nundramundoo Creek - 125 m
- Gi Gi Creek - 124 m
- Lignum Branch - 100 m
- Tirtywinna Creek - 99 m
- Dilkera Creek - 97 m
- Tookabarnoo Creek - 66 m
- Nockanoora Creek - 63 m
Flowing lakes
- Yarragaminda Waterhole - 155 m
- Borarie Waterhole - 151 m
- Delga Waterhole - 132 m
- Dundoo Waterhole - 126 m
- Ullangilla Waterhole - 125 m
- MurchelaWaterhole - 125 m
- Little Murchela Waterhole - 124 m
- Unbaro Waterhole - 123 m
- Deer Waterhole - 122 m
- Conbar Waterhole - 117 m
- Patchina Waterhole - 110 m
- Pitcherie Waterhole - 103 m
- MutheroWaterhole - 100 m
- Nockatunga Waterhole - 100 m
- Thungo Waterhole - 96 m
- Memi Waterhole - 87 m
- Nockanoora Waterhole - 65 m
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Map of Wilson River, QLD (189 m - 77 m) . Bonzle.com
- ↑ a b c Map of Wilson River, QLD (69 m - 62 m) . Bonzle.com
- ^ A b Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing Pty. Ltd. Archerfield QLD (2007). ISBN 978174193232-4 . P. 19