Buckingham River

Buckingham
River
Country	Australia
Territory	Northern Territory
Source	Mitchell Ranges
- location	Arnhem Land, Australia
- elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Mouth	Buckingham Bay
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates	12°19′41″S 135°43′46″E / 12.32806°S 135.72944°ECoordinates: 12°19′41″S 135°43′46″E / 12.32806°S 135.72944°E
Length	59 km (37 mi)
Basin	7,510 km^2 (2,900 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	73.8 m^3/s (2,606 cu ft/s)
Location of the Buckingham River mouth in the Northern Territory
[1]

Buckingham River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia.

The headwaters of the river are on the northern edge on the eastern side of the Mitchell Ranges near where the Central Arnhem Road crosses the Range. The river flows in a northerly direction though uninhabited country until it discharges into Buckingham Bay and the Arafura Sea.

The estuary formed at the river mouth is tidal in nature and in near pristine condition.^[2]

The catchment area of the river is 7,510 square kilometres (2,900 sq mi) and has an annual average discharge of 2,330 gigalitres (3.047524943×10⁹ cu yd).^[3]

The traditional owners of the area are the Murngin also known as the Yolngu peoples.^[4] The Aboriginal community of Gapuwiyak still has supplies taken by barge up the river to be delivered. The community is 20 kilometres (12 mi) by road from the landing.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Northern Territory

References

1. "Map of Buckingham River, NT". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
2. "Australian Catchment, River and Estuary Assessment" (PDF). Natural Heritage Trust. 2002. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
3. Christine Bach and Jane Hosking (1 September 2002). "Wetland monitoring for the Mary River Catchment, Northern Territory" (PDF). Natural Heritage Trust. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
4. "Murngin". AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database. Ausanthrop. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
5. "Gapuwiyak Community". Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Community. 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.