Pascoe River

Pascoe
River
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	Far North Queensland
Tributaries
- left	Little Pascoe River
Source	Table Range, Great Dividing Range
- location	below Mount Yangee
- elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Mouth	Coral Sea
- location	Weymouth Bay
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates	12°30′39″S 143°15′00″E / 12.51083°S 143.25000°ECoordinates: 12°30′39″S 143°15′00″E / 12.51083°S 143.25000°E
Length	119 km (74 mi)
Basin	2,124 km^2 (820 sq mi)
National park	Iron Range National Park
Location of the Pascoe River mouth in Queensland
[1]

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

The headwaters rise under Mount Yangee in the Table Range, part of the Great Dividing Range at the northern end of Cape York Peninsula. The river initially flows south then west past the Sir William Thompson Range then veers north through the mostly uninhabited country. Flowing past Hamilton Hill the river then heads east past Wattle Hill and runs parallel with the Goddard Hills forming the northern border of Iron Range National Park. The river finally discharges into Weymouth Bay and onto the Coral Sea. From source to mouth, the Pascoe River is joined by eight tributaries including the Little Pascoe River; descending 243 metres (797 ft) over its 119-kilometre (74 mi) course.^[1]

The river has a catchment area of 2,124 square kilometres (820 sq mi) of which an area of 33 square kilometres (13 sq mi) is composed of riverine wetlands.^[2]

The traditional owners of the area are the Kuuku Ya’u, Kaanju and Umpila people who maintain a strong spiritual connection to the land.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Queensland

References

1. "Map of Pascoe River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
2. "Pascoe River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
3. "Pascoe River". The Wilderness Society. Retrieved 1 August 2015.