9-626: Gregory River may refer to: Gregory River (Australia) , a river that flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria Gregory River, Queensland (Bundaberg Region) , a locality in Australia Gregory River, Queensland (Whitsunday Region) , a locality in Australia [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
18-477: A catchment area of approximately 24,179 square kilometres (9,336 sq mi) and is part of the 52,234 square kilometres (20,168 sq mi) Nicholson River catchment. The area on the Barkly Tableland is made up of dissected limestone - dolomite slopes, canyons and plateaus. The river has a mean annual flow of 694 gigalitres (1.53 × 10 imp gal; 1.83 × 10 US gal) with
27-499: A height of 18 metres (59 ft), surpassing the 1971 flood record of 10.8 metres (35 ft) by a large margin. The river is surrounded by forested areas on the upper reaches, with riparian woodlands and open savannah on the plains. Grasslands are made up of Astrebla pectinate and Eulalia fulca that grow on the heavy grey pedocals . Fringing forest is made up of a mix of Corymbia papuana , Eucalyptus tectifica and Eucalyptus microtheca . The traditional owners of
36-611: A minimum flow of 123 GL (2.7 × 10 imp gal; 3.2 × 10 US gal) recorded in 1984–85 and a maximum flow of 3,701 GL (8.14 × 10 imp gal; 9.78 × 10 US gal) recorded in 1973–74. A number of wetlands of national significance are found within the catchment. These include the 26,639-hectare (65,826-acre) Gregory River wetland and the 298,888-hectare (738,568-acre) Thorntonia Aggregation. In March 2023, over 500 mm of rain fell across an already wet catchment in 48 hours, leading to record flooding. The Gregory River at Riversleigh, near Lawn Hill, reached
45-648: Is a river in the Northern Territory and the state of Queensland , Australia. The river is the largest perennial river in arid and semi-arid Queensland, one of the few permanently flowing rivers in the northwest of Queensland. The headwaters of the river rise on the north-eastern section of the Barkly Tableland in the Northern Territory, in an area of gently undulating downs country dominated by cattle stations . The river
54-585: Is a small genus of xerophytic (adapted to survive in an environment with little liquid water) grasses found only in Australia . They are the dominant grass across much of the continent. They are commonly known as Mitchell grass after Scottish explorer Thomas Mitchell (1792-1855), who first collected a specimen near Bourke in New South Wales. Mitchell grasses grow on clay soils, mainly between an upper limit of 600 millimetres or 24 inches and
63-709: Is fed by springs in shallow valleys and it then flows eastwards through an area of well-developed canyons in Queensland. The river is joined by one of its major tributaries , the O'Shanassy River, a little downstream of Riversleigh. Another main tributary Lawn Hill Creek discharges into the Gregory further downstream of Gregory Downs. The Gregory discharges into the Nicholson River to the southwest of Burketown , having descended 252 metres (827 ft) over its 321-kilometre (199 mi) course . The river has
72-691: The river are the Waanyi Aboriginal people, who call the river Ngumarryina . In 1861, William Landsborough came across it during his 1861 expedition to find the lost Burke and Wills expedition . Landsborough found the river while traveling from Burketown and followed it all the way to the Barkly Tableland. He named it the Gregory River in honour of Augustus Gregory , at the time the Queensland Surveyor General and an explorer. Astrebla Astrebla
81-514: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gregory_River&oldid=923283475 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gregory River (Australia) The Gregory River ( Waanyi : Ngumarryina )
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