Bowen River (Queensland)
Bowen | |
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Location of Bowen River mouth in Queensland | |
Etymology | Sir George Bowen[1] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Queensland |
Region | North Queensland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Normanby Range, Great Dividing Range |
• location | near Turrawulla |
• coordinates | 21°09′27″S 148°13′59″E / 21.15750°S 148.23306°E |
• elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
Source confluence | Broken River and Little Bowen River |
• coordinates | 20°48′39″S 148°05′00″E / 20.81083°S 148.08333°E |
• elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
Mouth | Burdekin River |
• location | south southeast of Ravenswood |
• coordinates | 20°23′40″S 147°20′55″E / 20.39444°S 147.34861°E |
• elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Length | 129 km (80 mi) |
Basin size | 9,452 km2 (3,649 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Burdekin River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Rosella Creek, Parrot Creek, Ten Mile Creek (Queensland), Oaky Creek (Queensland), Sandalwood Creek |
• right | Flagstaff Creek, Basin Creek, Jack Creek (Queensland), Twelve Mile Creek (Queensland), Pelican Creek (Queensland) |
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The Bowen River is a river in North Queensland, Australia.
Course and features
Formed by the
The
The Bowen River Weir supplies water to a coal mine, power station and the township of Collinsville.[5]
History
The river was named in 1861 by the Queensland Government, derived from the name of the town Bowen which was named in honour of Sir George Bowen, a Governor of Queensland.[1]
In the 1860s, Richard Daintree made mineral discoveries along the river.[6] Daintree made the first systematic examination of the Bowen River coal seams near Collinsville.[7]
Circa 1865, the Bowen River Hotel was built at the top of a steep bank of the river (20°32′02″S 147°33′22″E / 20.534°S 147.5562°E). The hotel is now listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[8]
Construction of the Bowen River Weir commenced in April 1982 and was completed in August 1983. The A$6.5 million project is situated approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Collinsville and delivers water to the Newlands Coal Mine.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b "BowenRiver (entry 4113)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Map of Bowen River Qld". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Bowen River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bowen River". NQ Dry Tropic. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ISBN 978-1139463041. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ISBN 978-1921410260. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Daintree, Richard (1832–1878)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Bowen River Hotel (entry 600042)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Bowen River Pump Station". Thiess. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
External links
Media related to Bowen River (Queensland) at Wikimedia Commons