Dry | |
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Location of the Dry River mouth in the Northern Territory | |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
Territory | Northern Territory |
Region | Katherine Region |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Tinker Hill, Sturt Plateau, Australia |
• elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | King River, Australia |
• coordinates | 14°53′40″S 132°24′9″E / 14.89444°S 132.40250°E |
• elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
Length | 271 km (168 mi) |
Basin size | 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | King River |
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The Dry River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise under Tinker Hill in the Fitzgerald Range just north of Birrimba Station homestead. The river floes in a north easterly direction moving across the mostly uninhabited plains through Dry River Station and then discharges into the King River, of which it is a tributary, and eventually flows into the Timor Sea.
The only tributary of the Dry River is Forrest Creek.[1]
The river's catchment covers an area of 3,000 square kilometres (1,158 sq mi).[2] The eastern parts of the catchment are bounded by the Sturt Plateau. Upper parts of the river have been described as weakly developed.[3]
Western Creek was once a major tributary of the Dry River but it now flows into Elsey Creek.[3] There are a number of waterholes which are permanent on the black soil plains of the river.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Map of Dry River, NT". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ K. J. Day; B. A. Forster (1978). "Land systems of the Dry River area, Northern Territory". Territory Stories. hdl:10070/227940.
- ^ a b c Des Yin Foo (June 2002). "Water Resources of the Sturt Plateau region, overview report". Territory Stories. hdl:10070/229643.