Lockhart River (Queensland)

For the town, see Lockhart River, Queensland.

Lockhart
Quintell Beach, Lockhart River
Location of Lockhart river mouth in Queensland
Etymology	Hugh Lockhart
Location
Country	Australia
Territory	Queensland
Region	Far North Queensland
Physical characteristics
Source	Chester Peak
• location	Chester Range, Cape York Peninsula, Australia
• coordinates	13°09′20″S143°23′56″E / 13.15556°S 143.39875°E / -13.15556; 143.39875 (Lockhart River (source))
• elevation	46 m (151 ft)
Mouth	Lloyd Bay
• location	Coral Sea, Australia
• coordinates	12°54′S143°24′E / 12.9°S 143.4°E / -12.9; 143.4 (Lockhart River (mouhth))
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	36 km (22 mi)
Basin size	765 km2 (295 sq mi) [1]
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	12.5 m3/s (390 GL/a) [1]
[2]

The Lockhart River is a river in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. ^[3]

Geography

The headwaters of the river rise under Chester Peak in the Chester Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, and flows northwards. It continues past High Range and Heming Range eventually discharging into Lloyd Bay in the Coral Sea. ^[4]

The river has a catchment area of 2,883 square kilometres (1,113 sq mi) of which an area of 134 square kilometres (52 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands. ^[5]

History

The river was named by the explorer Robert Logan Jack in 1880 after his friend Hugh Lockhart. ^[3]

See also

• Water portal
• Environment portal
• Queensland portal

• List of rivers of Australia § Queensland

References

1. "East Coastal Watersheds".
2. "Map of Lockhart River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
3. "Lockhart River – 27 January 2026 (entry 19857)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government.
4. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourse; Bays". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 January 2026.
5. "Lockhart River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2023.