Boyne River (Central Queensland)
| Boyne | |
|---|---|
Miriam Vale | |
| • coordinates | 24°30′14″S 151°29′21″E / 24.50389°S 151.48917°E |
| • elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
Tannum Sands | |
• coordinates | 23°55′49″S 151°21′34″E / 23.93028°S 151.35944°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 125 km (78 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,496 km2 (964 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 8.8 m3/s (280 GL/a)[1] |
| Basin features | |
Lake Awoonga | |
| [2] | |
The Boyne River is a river in Central Queensland, Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise in the Bobby Range, within the
Tannum Sands
. A bridge was built to cross the river joining the two towns in 1980.
The river is dammed by the Awoonga Dam which is the major water source for the Gladstone region. The river has a catchment area of 2,496 square kilometres (964 sq mi) of which 49 square kilometres (19 sq mi) are riverine wetlands and 17 square kilometres (7 sq mi) are estuarine wetlands.[3]
The
Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection consider the Boyne River to be the southern habitat extent of the saltwater crocodile. However, crocodiles can occasionally be found as far south as the Mary River.[4]
The river was named in 1823 by John Oxley[5] as it reminded him of the River Boyne in Ireland.
See also
References
- ^ "East Coastal Watersheds".
- ^ a b "Map of Boyne River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Boyne drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "CrocWatch". Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Boyne River (entry 4234)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boyne River (Central Queensland).
- Australian drainage divisions and river basins
- Photographs of the Boyne River 1934, State Library of Queensland
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