Jeannie River
| Jeannie | |
|---|---|
  Location of Jeannie river mouth in Queensland | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Far North Queensland, Cape York Peninsula |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | northwest of Hope Vale and west of Starke |
| • coordinates | 14°54′31″S 144°46′12″E / 14.90861°S 144.77000°E |
| • elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Mouth | Coral Sea |
• location | adjacent to Howick Island |
• coordinates | 14°39′30″S 144°55′26″E / 14.65833°S 144.92389°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 43 km (27 mi) |
| Basin size | 482.8 km2 (186.4 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 9.4 m3/s (300 GL/a)[1] |
| Basin features | |
Cape Melville National Park | |
| [2] | |
The Jeannie River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise in the
course.[2]
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,[4] of which an area of 175 square kilometres (68 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "East Coastal Watersheds".
- ^ a b "Map of Jeannie River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jeannie River: Conservation and cultural values". The Wilderness Society. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Jeannie River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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