12-571: Skull Creek may refer to: Australia [ edit ] Skull Creek (Northern Territory) , a tributary of the Robinson River near Borroloola, Northern Territory Skull Creek (Queensland) , a tributary of Saline Creek near Woorabinda , Queensland Skull Creek (Victoria) , a tributary of the Mitchell River near the village of Lindenow, Victoria Skull Creek (Western Australia) ,
24-589: A tributary of Lake Mason near the village of Sandstone in the Mid West, Western Australia United States [ edit ] Skull Creek (Beaufort County, South Carolina) , a historic site Skull Creek Township, Butler County, Nebraska See also [ edit ] Skull Creek massacre , massacre of Karankawa people in Mexican Texas in February 1823 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
36-741: A well known philanthropist, banker and Quaker . In 1992 the Robinson River pastoral lease and surrounding areas were handed back to the Garawa people who had started working on the land claim in 1980. McArthur River The McArthur River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia which flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria at Port McArthur, opposite the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands . The river
48-616: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Robinson River (Northern Territory) The Robinson River is a river in Australia 's Northern Territory . The headwaters of the river rise on the Barkly Tableland and flow in a northerly direction across mostly uninhabited plains, crossing Highway 1 then past the Seven Emu homestead before eventually discharging into
60-680: Is situated between the Rosie River catchment to the north, the Limmen Bight River to the east, the Barkly River catchment to the south and the Robinson River catchment to the west. The mean annual runoff is 3,270,000 ML (115,000 × 10 ^ cu ft) per year. The headwaters of the rivers rise on the northern edge of the Barkly Tableland . Tributaries of the McArthur River include Tooganginie Creek, and
72-774: Is wedged between the catchment areas for McArthur River to the west and Calvert River to the east and the Barkly to the south. The river has a mean annual outflow of 1,000 gigalitres (1.308 × 10 cu yd). Stands of Cycas angulata are found along the lower reaches of the river. A total of 33 species of fish are found in the river including: sailfin glassfish , barred grunter , snub-nosed garfish , fly-specked hardyhead , mouth almighty , golden flathead goby , spangled perch , barramundi , mangrove jack , chequered rainbowfish , giant gudgeon , spotted scat , freshwater longtom , and seven-spot archerfish . The critically endangered largetooth sawfish has been caught in
84-449: The Gulf of Carpentaria approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Borroloola . The estuary at the river mouth occupies an area of 10.15 square kilometres (4 sq mi) and is in near pristine condition. It is river dominated in nature with a wave dominated delta and has an area of 142 hectares (351 acres) covered with mangroves . The drainage basin occupies an area of 11,369 square kilometres (4,390 sq mi) and
96-696: The Kilgour and Clyde rivers. The river has a long tidal estuary which extends inland to the town of Borroloola . The estuary is in near-pristine condition, and forms part of the Port McArthur Tidal Wetlands System Important Bird Area . In 2007, plans to expand the McArthur River zinc mine , one of the world's largest zinc mines, were halted by a decision of the Supreme Court of
108-689: The Northern Territory . It was found that the approval of the expansion by Mines Minister Chris Natt was invalid. Traditional owners were concerned the proposal, which included a 5.5 km (3.4 mi) river diversion, had serious, long term and irreversible impacts. In 2008, the case was heard by the Federal Court, which found that the expansion was illegal. In early 2009, the Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett formally approved
120-574: The river mouth. The endangered gulf snapping turtle has been found in the upper reaches of the Robinson. The traditional owners of the area are the Garawa and the Gunindiri peoples. The river was named by Ludwig Leichhardt during his expedition from Queensland to Port Essington in 1845. Leichhardt named the river after one of the supporters of the expedition, Joseph Phelps Robinson ,
132-428: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with 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=Skull_Creek&oldid=910912597 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732776635087144-533: Was named by Ludwig Leichhardt while he explored the area in 1845. He named the River after James MacArthur and the MacArthur family of Camden , who were enthusiastic supporters of his expedition. The McArthur River has significance for the local Aboriginal communities, who use it for fishing and other traditional activities. The McArthur River basin covers 20,010 km (7,726 sq mi). The basin
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