Jeannie River

Jeannie
River
Country Australia
State Queensland
Regions Far North Queensland, Cape York Peninsula
Source Great Dividing Range
 - location northwest of Hope Vale and west of Starke
 - elevation 230 m (755 ft)
 - coordinates 14°54′31″S 144°46′12″E / 14.90861°S 144.77000°E / -14.90861; 144.77000
Mouth Coral Sea
 - location adjacent to Howick Island
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 14°39′30″S 144°55′26″E / 14.65833°S 144.92389°E / -14.65833; 144.92389Coordinates: 14°39′30″S 144°55′26″E / 14.65833°S 144.92389°E / -14.65833; 144.92389
Length 43 km (27 mi)
Basin 3,638 km2 (1,405 sq mi)
National park Cape Melville National Park
Location of Jeannie river mouth in Queensland
[1]

The Jeannie River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise in the Great Dividing Range in the northern portion of the Cape York Peninsula in Kalpowar Aboriginal Land[2] northwest of Hope Vale and west of Starke. The river flows in a north easterly direction through mostly uninhabited country past Lagoon Prospect and then enters the Cape Melville National Park and eventually discharging into the Coral Sea almost adjacent to Howick Island. The river descends 230 metres (750 ft) over its 43-kilometre (27 mi) course.[1]

The river has a catchment area of 3,638 square kilometres (1,405 sq mi) and takes in the wild rivers of the Jeannie, the Howick and Starke,[3] of which an area of 175 square kilometres (68 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Map of Jeannie River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Cape Melville, Flinders Group and Howick Group national parks (CYPAL) map (PDF) (Map). Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment and Resource Management, Queensland Government. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jeannie River: Conservation and cultural values". The Wilderness Society. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jeannie River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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