Pascoe River
| Pascoe | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Pascoe River mouth in Queensland | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Far North Queensland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Table Range, Great Dividing Range |
| • location | below Mount Yangee |
| • elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
| Mouth | Coral Sea |
• location | Weymouth Bay |
• coordinates | 12°30′39″S 143°15′00″E / 12.51083°S 143.25000°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 119 km (74 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,124 km2 (820 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 60.8 m3/s (1,920 GL/a)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Little Pascoe River |
| National park | Kutini-Payamu National Park |
| [2] | |
The Pascoe River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia.
The headwaters rise under Mount Yangee in the Table Range, part of the
course.[2]
The river has a catchment area of 2,124 square kilometres (820 sq mi) of which an area of 33 square kilometres (13 sq mi) is composed of
riverine wetlands.[3]
The
traditional owners of the area are the Kuuku Ya’u, Kaanju and Umpila people who maintain a strong spiritual connection to the land.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "East Coastal Watersheds".
- ^ a b "Map of Pascoe River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Pascoe River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Pascoe River". The Wilderness Society. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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