Walsh River

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Walsh
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Location of Walsh River mouth in Queensland
Location
Country Australia
State Queensland
Region Far North Queensland, Gulf Country
Physical characteristics
Source Great Dividing Range
 • location Watsonville, Far North Queensland
 • coordinates 17°17′47″S145°24′16″E / 17.29636°S 145.40447°E / -17.29636; 145.40447 (Walsh River (source))
 • elevation918 m (3,012 ft)
Mouth confluence with the Mitchell River
 • location
 Gamboola/Wrotham, Gulf Country
 • coordinates
 16°31′58″S143°41′42″E / 16.5329°S 143.69510°E / -16.5329; 143.69510 (Walsh River (mouth))
 • elevation
116 m (381 ft)
Length323 km (201 mi)
Basin features
River system Mitchell River
[1]

The Walsh River is a river located on the Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland, Australia. [2]

The headwaters of the river rise in the locality of Watsonville on the Atherton Tableland approximately 9.6 kilometres (6 mi) north of Herberton and then flow in a westerly direction then turning north past Mount Masterton and then veering west again near Tabacum. It crosses and then runs parallel to the Mareeba-Dimbulah Road then under Mount White and past Fumar and Dimbulah and through the Featherstone Range. It then flows to the north west crossing the Burke Developmental Road and eventually discharges into the Mitchell River of which it is a tributary on the boundary of the localities of Gamboola and Wrotham.

The drainage sub-basin occupies an area of 8,958 square kilometres (3,459 sq mi), [3] and is part of the much larger Mitchell River catchment that has a total area of 71,670 square kilometres (27,672 sq mi), [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Map of Walsh River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Walsh River – river in the Shire of Mareeba (entry 36381)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Walsh River drainage sub-basin". Wetlandinfo. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mitchell River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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