Gregory River (Australia)
River in Queensland and Northern Territory, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gregory River (Waanyi: Ngumarryina) 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,[2][3] one of the few permanently flowing rivers in the northwest of Queensland.
Not to be confused with Gregory River, Queensland (Bundaberg Region) or Gregory River, Queensland (Whitsunday Region).
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Gregory | |
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Location of Gregory River mouth in Queensland | |
Etymology | In honour of Augustus Gregory |
Native name | Ngumarryina (Wanyi) |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
Territory and State | Northern Territory, Queensland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Barkly Tableland |
• location | Northern Territory |
• elevation | 263 m (863 ft) |
Mouth | Nicholson River |
• location | southwest of Burketown, Queensland |
• coordinates | 17°53′52″S 139°17′06″E |
• elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
Length | 321 km (199 mi) |
Basin size | 24,179 km2 (9,336 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Nicholson River catchment |
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