Burke River (Queensland)
| Burke River | |
 Boating on the Bourke River at Boulia, Queensland, ca.1906 | |
| Country | Australia |
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| State | Queensland |
| Region | Central West Queensland |
| Part of | Georgina River, Lake Eyre basin |
| City | Boulia |
| Source | Standish Ranges |
| Mouth | confluence with Eyre Creek |
| Wikimedia Commons: Burke River | |
The Burke River is an ephemeral river in Central West Queensland, Australia. The river was named in memory of Robert O'Hara Burke of the Burke and Wills expedition.[1]
The Burke River rises in the Standish Range north of Boulia. It flows south through Boulia towards the Simpson Desert in the Lake Eyre Basin.[2] The river flows into Eyre Creek, a tributary of the Georgina River. The Hamilton River is the second major Queensland river that flows into the Georgina downstream from the confluence with the Burke.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "History". Diamantina Shire Council. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ↑ Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "Image Information". Earth from Space. NASA. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ↑ "Flood Warning System For The Georgina River & Eyre Creek". Bureau of Meteroology. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
Coordinates: 22°48′47.14″S 140°01′06.18″E / 22.8130944°S 140.0183833°E
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