The Carron River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia.
| Carron River (Queensland) | |
|---|---|
  Location of Carron River mouth in Queensland | |
| Etymology | In honour of William Carron[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Far North Queensland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gregory Range |
| • location | northeast of Croydon |
| • coordinates | 17°58′S 142°30′E / 17.967°S 142.500°E |
| • elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Norman River |
• location | Normanton |
• coordinates | 17°42′S 141°6′E / 17.700°S 141.100°E |
• elevation | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Length | 255 km (158 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Norman River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Tabletop Creek |
| • right | Telephone Creek |
Course and features
editThe river rises at the northern end of the Gregory Range and flows west to the north but roughly parallel with the Gulf Developmental Road until discharging into the Norman River of which it is a tributary near the town of Normanton. It flows thorough many temporary and permanent waterholes through the journey including Rope Hole.
The Carron has five tributaries including Rocky Creek, Foote Creek, Tabletop Creek, Ten Mile Creek and Telephone Creek.[2]
The traditional owners of the area to the north of the Carron are the Walangama people and to the south are the Kurtjar people.[3] The river is named after William Carron, second in command of the Edmund Kennedy expedition in 1848.[1][4] Carron was the expedition botanist and one of the three survivors of the venture.[5]
In 1872 the Carron and Norman Rivers were all in full flood with 14.5 inches (368 mm) of rain falling over the course of two days.[6] Severe flooding was also experienced in 2011.[7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Carron River (entry 6361)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Map of Carron River, Qld". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "18°S 141°E Normanton – Queensland by Degrees". Royal Geographic Society of Queensland. 2010. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Far North Queensland Place names ca - ch". 21 March 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Kennedy, Edmund Besley Court, 1818-1848". Guide to Sources for North Queensland History. 18 August 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Queensland Flood summary 1870 - 1879". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Flooding along the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia". U.S. Geological Survey. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2014.