Tate River

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

Tate
Location of Tate River mouth in Queensland
Etymology	In honour of Thomas Tate[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	Far North Queensland
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Dividing Range
Source confluence	Packsaddle Creek and California Creek
• location	below Three Mile Mountain
• coordinates	17°33′38″S 144°44′58″E
• elevation	452 m (1,483 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Lynd River
• location	west of Torwood
• coordinates	17°21′49″S 143°44′00″E
• elevation	194 m (636 ft)
Length	130 km (81 mi)
Basin features
River system	Mitchell River catchment
[2]

The headwaters of the river rise under Three Mile Mountain in the Great Dividing Range. Formed by the confluence of the Packsaddle Creek and California Creek, the river flows east through the Bullings Claim mineral occurrence and several mine sites, joined by nine tributaries including the Rocky Tate River and Sandy Tate River. The river eventually discharges into the Lynd River, west of Torwood. Eventually the Lynd discharges into the Mitchell River. The Tate River descends 258 metres (846 ft) over its 130-kilometre (81 mi) course.^[2]

The river was named in 1872 in honour of the explorer and botanist, Thomas Tate, by the explorer and leader of his expedition, William Hann.^[1][3]

See also

• Water portal
• Environment portal
• Queensland portal

• List of rivers of Australia § Queensland

References

1. "Tate River (entry 33428)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
2. "Map of Tate River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
3. "Tate, Thomas (1842–1934)". Obituaries Australia. Australian National University. Retrieved 8 August 2015.