Jeannie River

Jeannie
River
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Regions	Far North Queensland, Cape York Peninsula
Source	Great Dividing Range
- location	northwest of Hope Vale and west of Starke
- elevation	230 m (755 ft)
- coordinates	14°54′31″S 144°46′12″E / 14.90861°S 144.77000°E
Mouth	Coral Sea
- location	adjacent to Howick Island
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates	14°39′30″S 144°55′26″E / 14.65833°S 144.92389°ECoordinates: 14°39′30″S 144°55′26″E / 14.65833°S 144.92389°E
Length	43 km (27 mi)
Basin	3,638 km^2 (1,405 sq mi)
National park	Cape Melville National Park
Location of Jeannie river mouth in Queensland
[1]

The Jeannie River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise in the Great Dividing Range in the northern portion of the Cape York Peninsula in Kalpowar Aboriginal Land^[2] northwest of Hope Vale and west of Starke. The river flows in a north easterly direction through mostly uninhabited country past Lagoon Prospect and then enters the Cape Melville National Park and eventually discharging into the Coral Sea almost adjacent to Howick Island. The river descends 230 metres (750 ft) over its 43-kilometre (27 mi) course.^[1]

The river has a catchment area of 3,638 square kilometres (1,405 sq mi) and takes in the wild rivers of the Jeannie, the Howick and Starke,^[3] of which an area of 175 square kilometres (68 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Queensland

References

1. "Map of Jeannie River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
2. Cape Melville, Flinders Group and Howick Group national parks (CYPAL) map (PDF) (Map). Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment and Resource Management, Queensland Government. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
3. "Jeannie River: Conservation and cultural values". The Wilderness Society. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
4. "Jeannie River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2015.