| Dry | |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Northern Territory |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Dry River mouth in the Northern Territory |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Territory |
| Subdivision Name2: | Northern Territory |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Katherine Region |
| Length: | 271km (168miles) |
| Source1 Location: | Tinker Hill, Sturt Plateau, Australia |
| Source1 Elevation: | 206m (676feet) |
| Mouth Location: | King River, Australia |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -14.8944°N 132.4025°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 128m (420feet) |
| River System: | King River |
| Basin Size: | 3000km2 |
| Extra: | [1] |
The Dry River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise under Tinker Hill in the Fitzgerald Range just north of Birrimba Station homestead. The river floes in a north easterly direction moving across the mostly uninhabited plains through Dry River Station and then discharges into the King River, of which it is a tributary, and eventually flows into the Timor Sea.
The only tributary of the Dry River is Forrest Creek.[1]
The river's catchment covers an area of 3000km2.[2] The eastern parts of the catchment are bounded by the Sturt Plateau. Upper parts of the river have been described as weakly developed.[3]
Western Creek was once a major tributary of the Dry River but it now flows into Elsey Creek.[3] There are a number of waterholes which are permanent on the black soil plains of the river.[3]