Weir River (Queensland) Explained

Weir
Pushpin Map:Australia Queensland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Weir River mouth
on the Queensland-New South Wales border
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Queensland
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Darling Downs
Length:470km (290miles)
Source1:Great Dividing Range
Source1 Location:southwest of
Source1 Coordinates:-27.6072°N 151.0194°W
Source1 Elevation:358m (1,175feet)
Mouth:Barwon River
Mouth Location:northeast of
Mouth Coordinates:-28.8325°N 149.1011°W
Mouth Elevation:166m (545feet)
River System:Barwon River catchment,
Murray–Darling basin
Custom Label:Waterhole
Custom Data:Wanda Wanda Waterhole
Extra:[1]

The Weir River, a river that is part of the Border Rivers group and also forms part of the Barwon River catchment in the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia.

Location and features

The headwaters of the river rise on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range[2] in the Dunmore State forest and flows in a south westerly direction. The river continues through the Booroondoo State Forest then crosses the Leichhardt Highway, flows past Currajong and Goodar and then veers west. It continues running almost parallel with the Barwon Highway near Bungunya then later veers south west, again crossing the highway just east of Talwood. It flows through the Wanda Wanda Waterhole then continues south west until discharging into the Barwon River northeast of Mungindi on the border between Queensland and New South Wales. The river descends over its 470km (290miles) course.[1]

The Weir, Macintyre, Dumaresq and the Queensland branch of the Severn and the New South Wales branch of the Severn rivers are known as the Border Rivers that straddle the Queensland and New South Wales border and feed into the Murray-Darling Basin. The rivers have a combined catchment area of 44600km2.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Weir River. 8 August 2015. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
  2. Web site: Preliminary Overview of Constraints to Environmental Water Delivery - Queensland. 8 August 2015. Murray-Darling Basin Authority.