Rivers of Queensland
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The principal topographic feature of Queensland is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from north to south roughly parallel to the coast of the Coral Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. The four main categories of rivers in Queensland are those that rise on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and flow eastwards to the sea, the Coastal rivers; those that rise on the other side of the crest of the range and flow north-westward, towards the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Gulf rivers; those that also rise on the other side of the crest of the range and flow south-westward, forming part of the Murray–Darling basin, the Murray–Darling rivers; and those that generally rise in the west of the state and flow south-westward, towards the Lake Eyre basin, the Lake Eyre rivers. One river is isolated and does not flow towards any other basin or sea.
Major rivers
The following rivers are the longest river systems, by length.{{cite web |url=http://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/landforms/longest-rivers#heading-1 |title=Longest Rivers |work=Geoscience Australia |publisher=Australian Government |date=September 2008 |accessdate=18 March 2017 }}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+Longest rivers in Queensland by length | ||||
| rowspan=2| Order
!rowspan=2| River name !colspan=2| Length !rowspan=2| Region(s) !rowspan=2| Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| km
! mi | ||||
| {{dts|1}} | Cooper Creek | {{Convert|1113|km|mi|0|disp=table}} | align=left|Lake Eyre Basin | align=left|River course is located in Queensland and South Australia |
| {{dts|2}} | Warrego | {{Convert|1380|km|mi|0|disp=table}} | align=left| | align=left| |
| {{dts|3}} | Paroo | {{Convert|1210|km|mi|0|disp=table}} | align=left| | align=left| |
| {{dts|4}} | Flinders | {{Convert|1004|km|mi|0|disp=table}} | align=left| | align=left|Entire course of the river is located in Queensland. |
| {{dts|5}} | Diamantina | {{Convert|941|km|mi|0|disp=table}} | align=left| | align=left| |
Coastal rivers
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Coastal rivers in Queensland |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | River name
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Length |
|---|
| scope="col" | km
! scope="col" | miles |
| Annan
| {{Convert|66|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Barron
| {{Convert|165|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Bizant
| {{Convert|37|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Black
| {{Convert|33|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Bloomfield
| {{Convert|18|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Bohle
| {{Convert|37|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Boyne
| {{Convert|125|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Brisbane
| {{Convert|344|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Burdekin
| {{Convert|886|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Burnett
| {{Convert|435|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Burrum
| {{Convert|31|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Caboolture
| {{Convert|46|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Calliope
| {{Convert|98|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Chester
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Claudie
| {{Convert|23|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Coomera
| {{Convert|80|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Daintree
| {{Convert|140|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Don
| {{Convert|60|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Elliot
| {{Convert|49|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Elliott
| {{Convert|25|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Endeavour
| {{Convert|140|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Fitzroy
| {{Convert|480|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Gregory
| {{Convert|321|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Herbert
| {{Convert|288|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Haughton
| {{Convert|110|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Howick
| {{Convert|25|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Hull
| {{Convert|21|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Jeannie
| {{Convert|43|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Johnstone
| {{Convert|200|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Kolan
| {{Convert|195|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Lockhart
| {{Convert|36|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Logan
| {{Convert|184|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Marrett
| {{Convert|46|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Maroochy
| {{Convert|26|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Mary
| {{Convert|291|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Mcivor
| {{Convert|65|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Mooloolah
| {{Convert|70|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Moresby
| {{Convert|19|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Mossman
| {{Convert|24|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Mowbray
| {{Convert|13|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Mulgrave
| {{Convert|70|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Murray
| {{Convert|70|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Nerang
| {{Convert|62|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Nesbit
| {{Convert|41|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Noosa
| {{Convert|60|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| North Kennedy
| {{Convert|117|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| O'Connell
| {{Convert|34|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Olive
| {{Convert|70|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Pascoe
| {{Convert|119|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Pimpama
| {{Convert|80|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Pine
| {{Convert|7|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Pioneer
| {{Convert|120|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Proserpine
| {{Convert|69|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Ross
| {{Convert|49|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Russell
| {{Convert|59|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Seymour
| {{Convert|19|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Starcke
| {{Convert|38|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Stewart
| {{Convert|96|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Styx
| {{Convert|33|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Tully
| {{Convert|133|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
Gulf rivers
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Gulf rivers in Queensland |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | River name
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Length |
|---|
| scope="col" | km
! scope="col" | miles |
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Murray–Darling rivers
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+{{nowrap|Murray–Darling rivers in Queensland}} |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | River name
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Length |
|---|
| scope="col" | km
! scope="col" | miles |
| Balonne
| {{Convert|479|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Bokhara
| {{Convert|347|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Boomi
| {{Convert|231|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Condamine
| {{Convert|657|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Culgoa
| {{Convert|489|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Langlo
| {{Convert|440|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Little Weir
| {{Convert|78|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Macintyre
| {{Convert|319|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Maranoa
| {{Convert|519|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Merivale
| {{Convert|250|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Moonie
| {{Convert|542|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Narran
| {{Convert|299|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Nive (Qld)
| {{Convert|263|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Nivelle
| {{Convert|19|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Paroo
| {{Convert|1210|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Pike Creek (Qld)
| {{Convert|117|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Severn (Qld)
| {{Convert|90|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Ward (Central West Qld)
| {{Convert|455|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Warrego
| {{Convert|1380|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
| Weir (Qld)
| {{Convert|470|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
Lake Eyre rivers
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Lake Eyre rivers in Queensland | ||
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | River name
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Length | ||
|---|---|---|
| scope="col" | km
! scope="col" | miles | ||
| Barcoo | ||
| Burke | ||
| Cooper Creek | {{Convert|1113|km|mi|0|disp=table}} | |
| Flinders | {{Convert|1004|km|mi|0|disp=table}} | |
| Georgina | {{Convert|1130|km|mi|0|disp=table}} | |
| Hamilton | ||
| Ranken | ||
| Thomson | ||
| Torrens |
Isolated river
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Isolated river in Queensland |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | River name
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Length |
|---|
| scope="col" | km
! scope="col" | miles |
| Bulloo
| {{Convert|600|km|mi|0|disp=table}} |
See also
{{portal|Queensland}}
- List of rivers of Australia for an alphabetical listing including rivers in other Australian states
References
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