Walsh River

Walsh
River
Country Australia
State Queensland
Regions Far North Queensland, Gulf Country
Part of Mitchell River
Source Great Dividing Range
 - location west of Atherton, Far North Queensland
 - elevation 918 m (3,012 ft)
 - coordinates 17°18′16″S 145°23′45″E / 17.30444°S 145.39583°E / -17.30444; 145.39583
Mouth confluence with the Mitchell River
 - location Gamboola, Gulf Country
 - elevation 116 m (381 ft)
 - coordinates 16°32′0″S 143°41′40″E / 16.53333°S 143.69444°E / -16.53333; 143.69444Coordinates: 16°32′0″S 143°41′40″E / 16.53333°S 143.69444°E / -16.53333; 143.69444
Length 323 km (201 mi)
Location of Walsh River mouth in Queensland
[1]

The Walsh River is a river located on the Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland, Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise on the Atherton Tableland approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Herberton and then flow in a westerly direction then turning north past Mount Masterton and then veering west again near Tabacum. It crosses and then runs parallel to the Mareeba-Dimbulah Road then under Mount White and past Fumar and Dimbulah and through the Featherstone Range. It then flows to the north west crossing the Burke Developmental Road and eventually discharges into the Mitchell River of which it is a tributary.

The drainage sub-basin occupies an area of 8,958 square kilometres (3,459 sq mi),[2] and is part of the much larger Mitchell River catchment that has a total area of 71,670 square kilometres (27,672 sq mi),[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Map of Walsh River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Walsh River drainage sub-basin". Wetlandinfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mitchell River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 June 2015.


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