Jeannie River Explained

Jeannie
Pushpin Map:Australia Queensland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Jeannie river mouth in Queensland
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Queensland
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Far North Queensland, Cape York Peninsula
Length:43km (27miles)
Discharge1 Location:Near mouth
Discharge1 Avg:[1]
Source1:Great Dividing Range
Source1 Location:northwest of and west of Starke
Source1 Coordinates:-14.9086°N 144.77°W
Source1 Elevation:230m (760feet)
Mouth:Coral Sea
Mouth Location:adjacent to Howick Island
Mouth Coordinates:-14.6583°N 144.9239°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Basin Size:482.8km2[2]
Custom Label:National park
Custom Data:Cape Melville National Park
Extra:[3]

The Jeannie River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise in the Great Dividing Range in the northern portion of the Cape York Peninsula in Kalpowar Aboriginal land[4] northwest of and west of Starke. The river flows in a north easterly direction through mostly uninhabited country past Lagoon Prospect and then enters the Cape Melville National Park and eventually discharging into the Coral Sea almost adjacent to Howick Island. The river descends over its 43km (27miles) course.[3]

The river has a catchment area of 3638km2 and takes in the wild rivers of the Jeannie, the Howick and Starke,[5] of which an area of 175km2 is composed of estuarine wetlands.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: East Coastal Watersheds.
  2. Web site: East Coastal Watersheds.
  3. Web site: Map of Jeannie River. 26 July 2015. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
  4. Cape Melville, Flinders Group and Howick Group national parks (CYPAL) map. . 13 October 2013 . 30 October 2015 .
  5. Web site: Jeannie River: Conservation and cultural values . . 30 October 2015 .
  6. Web site: Jeannie River drainage basin. 26 July 2015. WetlandInfo. Queensland Government.