O'Connell
O'Connell River is located in Queensland
O'Connell River
Location of O'Connell river mouth in Queensland
Location
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
RegionNorth Queensland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGreat Dividing Range (Clarke Range)
 • coordinates20°55′14.646″S 148°37′46.3008″E / 20.92073500°S 148.629528000°E / -20.92073500; 148.629528000
 • elevation222 m (728 ft)
MouthCoral Sea
 • location
Banana Pocket, North Queensland
 • coordinates
20°34′20.1396″S 148°40′8.67″E / 20.572261000°S 148.6690750°E / -20.572261000; 148.6690750
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length34.2 km (21.3 mi)[1]
Basin size886.5 km2 (342.3 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average15.75 m3/s (497 GL/a)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftCeadar Creek, Boundary Creek, Dingo Creek, Andromache
 • rightHorse Creek, Plantain Creek, Gibson Creek, Dinner Creek
[3]

The O'Connell River is a river in North Queensland, Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise in a valley under Mount Millar in the Clarke Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, just north of the Eungella National Park. It flows in a northerly direction parallel with the Bruce Highway passing Kamo and Caping then discharging into the Repulse Fish Habitat area near Covering Beach and onto the Coral Sea.

The river has a catchment area of 2,388 square kilometres (922 sq mi) of which an area of 128 square kilometres (49 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Map of O'Connell River, QLD".
  2. 1 2 "East Coastal Watersheds".
  3. ↑ "Map of O'Connell River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "O'Connell River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 July 2015.


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