| Wilson | |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Queensland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the river mouth in Queensland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Queensland |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Channel Country, Western Qld |
| Length: | 28km (17miles) |
| Source1: | Grey Range |
| Source1 Location: | Oonagie Sandhill |
| Source1 Elevation: | 69m (226feet) |
| Mouth: | confluence with the Cooper Creek |
| Mouth Location: | Depot Camp (Camp 63) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -27.8°N 153°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 27m (89feet) |
| River System: | Lake Eyre basin |
| Tributaries Left: | Tookabarnoo Creek, Nockanoora Creek |
| Custom Label: | Waterhole |
| Custom Data: | Nockanoora |
| Extra: | [1] |
The Wilson River, part of the Lake Eyre Basin, is an ephemeral river in the Channel Country in western Queensland, Australia.
The Wilson River rises on the slopes of the Grey Range and flows generally northwest through the Nockanoora (or Noccundra) waterhole and is joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Cooper Creek at what was known as Depot Camp (Camp 63). The river descends over its 28km (17miles) course.[1] [2]
It is believed that Burke and Wills first found water on the Macleay Plains and crossed Cooper Creek near its junction with the Wilson River, on 11 November 1860.[3]