Mulligan River | |
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Location | |
State | Queensland |
Region | Channel Country |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Glenormiston Station |
• coordinates | 22°58′59″S138°14′0″E / 22.98306°S 138.23333°E |
• elevation | 205 m [1] |
Mouth | Eyre Creek |
• coordinates | 24°57′45″S138°35′10″E / 24.96250°S 138.58611°E |
• elevation | 49 m [2] |
Length | 340 km |
Basin features | |
River system | Lake Eyre Basin |
Tributaries | |
• left | Ripunthala Creek |
• right | Mulligan Creek, Sandy Creek, Kalabarkaloo Creek |
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