O'Connell River explained

O'Connell
Pushpin Map:Australia Queensland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of O'Connell river mouth in Queensland
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Queensland
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:North Queensland
Length:[1]
Discharge1 Location:Near mouth
Discharge1 Avg:[2]
Source1 Location:Great Dividing Range (Clarke Range)
Source1 Coordinates:-20.9207°N 148.6295°W
Mouth:Coral Sea
Mouth Location:Banana Pocket, North Queensland
Mouth Coordinates:-20.5723°N 148.6691°W
Basin Size:[3]
Tributaries Left:Ceadar Creek, Boundary Creek, Dingo Creek, Andromache
Tributaries Right:Horse Creek, Plantain Creek, Gibson Creek, Dinner Creek
Extra:[4]

The O'Connell River is a river in North Queensland, Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise in a valley under Mount Millar in the Clarke Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, just north of the Eungella National Park. It flows in a northerly direction parallel with the Bruce Highway passing Kamo and Caping then discharging into the Repulse Fish Habitat area near Covering Beach and onto the Coral Sea.

The river has a catchment area of 2388km2 of which an area of 128km2 is composed of estuarine wetlands.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of O'Connell River, QLD.
  2. Web site: East Coastal Watersheds.
  3. Web site: East Coastal Watersheds.
  4. Web site: Map of O'Connell River. 31 July 2015. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
  5. Web site: O'Connell River drainage basin. 31 July 2015. WetlandInfo. Queensland Government.