| Embley | |
| Name Etymology: | In honour of John Embley |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Queensland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Embley River mouth in Queensland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Queensland |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Far North Queensland |
| Length: | 54km (34miles) |
| Source1: | Embley Range |
| Source1 Location: | Cape York Peninsula |
| Source1 Elevation: | 21m (69feet) |
| Mouth: | Gulf of Carpentaria |
| Mouth Location: | Nanum |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -12.6708°N 141.8483°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
| Basin Size: | 4622km2 |
| Tributaries Left: | Hey River |
| Extra: | [1] |
The Embley River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise on the coastal plain of the Cape York Peninsula and flow in a north westerly direction eventually discharging at Evans Landing into Albatross Bay near Nanum just south of Weipa and into the Gulf of Carpentaria.
The river has a catchment area of 4622km2 of which an area of 392km2 is composed of estuarine wetlands.[2] From source to mouth, the Embley River is joined by five tributaries including the Hey River. The Embley River descends over its 54km (34miles) course.[1]
The river was named in 1895 by John Douglas after the surveyor, John Thomas Embley (1858-1937), while Douglas was Government Resident on Thursday Island.[3]