Bowen River (Queensland)
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The Bowen River is a river in North Queensland, Australia.
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Bowen | |
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Location of Bowen River mouth in Queensland | |
Etymology | Sir George Bowen[1] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Queensland |
Region | North Queensland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Normanby Range, Great Dividing Range |
• location | near Turrawulla |
• coordinates | 21°09′27″S 148°13′59″E |
• elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
Source confluence | Broken River and Little Bowen River |
• coordinates | 20°48′39″S 148°05′00″E |
• elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
Mouth | Burdekin River |
• location | south southeast of Ravenswood |
• coordinates | 20°23′40″S 147°20′55″E |
• elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Length | 129 km (80 mi) |
Basin size | 9,452 km2 (3,649 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Burdekin River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Rosella Creek, Parrot Creek, Ten Mile Creek (Queensland), Oaky Creek (Queensland), Sandalwood Creek |
• right | Flagstaff Creek, Basin Creek, Jack Creek (Queensland), Twelve Mile Creek (Queensland), Pelican Creek (Queensland) |
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