| Tate | |
| Name Etymology: | In honour of Thomas Tate |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Queensland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Tate 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: | 130km (80miles) |
| Source1: | Great Dividing Range |
| Source Confluence: | Packsaddle Creek and California Creek |
| Source Confluence Location: | below Three Mile Mountain |
| Source Confluence Coordinates: | -17.5606°N 144.7494°W |
| Source Confluence Elevation: | 452m (1,483feet) |
| Mouth: | confluence with the Lynd River |
| Mouth Location: | west of Torwood |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -17.3636°N 143.7333°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 194m (636feet) |
| River System: | Mitchell River catchment |
| Extra: | [1] |
The Tate River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise under Three Mile Mountain in the Great Dividing Range. Formed by the confluence of the Packsaddle Creek and California Creek, the river flows east through the Bullings Claim mineral occurrence and several mine sites, joined by nine tributaries including the Rocky Tate River and Sandy Tate River. The river eventually discharges into the Lynd River, west of Torwood. Eventually the Lynd discharges into the Mitchell River. The Tate River descends over its 130km (80miles) course.[1]
The river was named in 1872 in honour of the explorer and botanist, Thomas Tate, by the explorer and leader of his expedition, William Hann.[2] [3]