Dry River (Northern Territory)
| Dry | |
| River | |
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Territory | Northern Territory |
| Region | Katherine Region |
| Part of | King River |
| Source | |
| - location | Tinker Hill, Sturt Plateau, Australia |
| - elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
| Mouth | |
| - location | King River, Australia |
| - elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| - coordinates | 14°53′40″S 132°24′9″E / 14.89444°S 132.40250°ECoordinates: 14°53′40″S 132°24′9″E / 14.89444°S 132.40250°E |
| Length | 271 km (168 mi) |
| Basin | 3,000 km2 (1,158 sq mi) |
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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 Creekk.[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
References
- 1 2 "Map of Dry River, NT". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ K. J. Day and B. A. Forster (1978). "Land systems of the Dry River area, Northern Territory". Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- 1 2 3 Des Yin Foo (June 2002). "Water Resources of the Sturt Plateau region, overview report". Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
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