Mary River (Queensland)
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This article is about the Mary River, Queensland, Australia. For other uses, see Mary River.
The Mary River (Gubbi Gubbi: Moocooboola) is a major river system in the South East and Wide Bay–Burnett regions of Queensland, Australia.[1] The Mary River is unique in that it flows south to north.[4]
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Mary Wide Bay | |
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Location of Mary River mouth in Queensland | |
Etymology | Lady Mary Lennox,[1] wife of Charles Augustus FitzRoy |
Native name | Moocooboola (Gabi-Gabi) |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Queensland |
Regions | South East Queensland, Wide Bay–Burnett |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Conondale Range |
• location | Conondale, South East Queensland |
• coordinates | 26°47′39″S 152°44′41″E |
• elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
Mouth | Great Sandy Strait |
• location | River Heads, Wide Bay–Burnett |
• coordinates | 25.4248°S 152.9380°E / -25.4248; 152.9380 |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 291 km (181 mi) |
Basin size | 9,595 km2 (3,705 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Near mouth |
• average | 55.4 m3/s (1,750 GL/a)[2] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Yabba Creek, Kandanga Creek, Widgee Creek, Wide Bay Creek, Munna Creek, Susan River |
• right | Obi Obi Creek, Tinana Creek, Deep Creek, Six Mile Creek |
Reservoir | Lake Borumba |
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The river is important because it is home to three threatened species, the Mary River turtle, white-throated snapping turtle and the Mary River cod.[4] The Mary River was to be dammed with the construction of the Traveston Crossing Dam until it was cancelled due to environmental reasons. The river has experienced major floods in 1955, 1992, 1999, 2011 and 2013.