| Suttor River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Leichhardt Range |
| • elevation | 348 metres (1,142 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Dalrymple |
• elevation | 158 metres (518 ft) [1] |
| Basin size | 73,936 square kilometres (28,547 sq mi) [2] |
The Suttor River is a river in Central Queensland, Australia. The Belyando River is its main tributary. [3] The river has its origins in the Leichhardt Range, north west of Glenden. It flows into Lake Dalrymple, becoming a tributary of the Burdekin River. [4]
A DIWA wetlands can be found along the course of the river. The 332 hectares (820 acres) wetland known as the Scartwater Aggregation is a floodplain upstream from Lake Dalrymple where the river is split into two major channels by Scartwater Hill, a sandstone outcrop, the channels contain two large permanent waterholes. [5]
Jangga, also known as Yangga, is a language of Central Queensland. The Jangga language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Etheridge Shire Council. [6]
The river was named after William Henry Suttor on 7 March 1845 by explorer Ludwig Leichhardt on his expedition from Moreton Bay to Port Essington. Suttor had given Leichhardt some bullocks for his expedition. [7] [8]
The Suttor River Causeway is a stone causeway built across the Suttor River on the Old Bowen Downs Road (today at St Anns Road, Mount Coolon). It was built in 1876 by Queensland Department of Public Works and is now listed on the Queensland Heritage Register as a rare example of the road construction techniques and materials employed in the state at the time. [9]
The Burdekin River is a river located in North and Far North Queensland, Australia. The river rises on the northern slopes of Boulder Mountain at Valley of Lagoons, part of the western slope of the Seaview Range, and flows into the Coral Sea at Upstart Bay over 200 kilometres (124 mi) to the southeast of the source, with a catchment area of approximately 130,000 square kilometres (50,000 sq mi). The Burdekin River is Australia's largest river by (peak) discharge volume.
The Mitchell River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia. The river rises on the Atherton Tableland about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Cairns and flows about 750 kilometres (470 mi) northwest across Cape York Peninsula from Mareeba to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
The Shire of Peak Downs was a local government area in the Central Highlands of Queensland, Australia, 320 km west of both Rockhampton and Mackay. On 15 March 2008 the shires of Duaringa, Emerald, Bauhinia and Peak Downs were amalgamated to form the Central Highlands Region.
The Pennefather River is a river located on the western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia.
The Mackenzie River is a river located in Central Queensland, Australia. The Mackenzie River is a major tributary of the Fitzroy River, part of the largest river catchment flowing to the eastern coast of Australia.
The Isaac Region is a local government area located in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.
The Belyando River, including the Belyando River , is a river system located in Central Queensland, Australia. At 1,054 kilometres (655 mi) in length and with a catchment area of 35,000 square kilometres (14,000 sq mi), the Belyando River system is one of the longest rivers in Queensland.
Llanarth is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Llanarth had a population of 48 people.
Mount Coolon is a rural town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Mount Coolon had a population of 64 people.
Valley Of Lagoons is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Valley Of Lagoons had a population of 48 people.
The Lynd River is a river located on the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia.
The Bowen River is a river located in North Queensland, Australia.
The Isaac River is a river and anabranch located in Central Queensland, Australia.
Mount Wyatt is a mountain and rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Mount Wyatt had a population of 51 people.
Suttor River Causeway is a heritage-listed causeway across the Suttor River on the Old Bowen Downs Road, now at St Anns Road, Mount Coolon, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1876 by the Queensland Department of Public Works. It is also known as St Anns Crossing and Old Bowen Downs Road. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 18 September 2008.
Bowen Developmental Road is a rural strategic main road in Queensland, Australia. It is part of State Route 77, and functions as a highway. It has a length of 259 kilometres (161 mi) and extends in northeast-southwest direction from Bowen on the east coast of Australia to the Gregory Developmental Road in Belyando near Nairana National Park.
The Suttor Developmental Road is a highway in the east of the Australian state of Queensland. It runs in SE-NW direction and has a length of 167 km. It connects the Peak Downs Highway with the Bowen Developmental Road. It is signed as State Route 11.
The Wangan are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Isaac Region of Central Queensland.
Belyando is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Belyando had a population of 66 people.
The Yangga, also spelt Jangga, were an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of Queensland. They are not to be confused with the Yanga people.
This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland . Retrieved 30 January 2020. Rivers of Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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