The Embley River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia.
| Embley | |
|---|---|
  Location of Embley River mouth in Queensland | |
| Etymology | In honour of John Embley[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Far North Queensland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Embley Range |
| • location | Cape York Peninsula |
| • elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Mouth | Gulf of Carpentaria |
• location | Nanum |
• coordinates | 12°40′15″S 141°50′54″E / 12.67083°S 141.84833°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 54 km (34 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,622 km2 (1,785 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Hey River |
| [2] | |
The headwaters of the river rise on the coastal plain of the Cape York Peninsula and flow in a north westerly direction eventually discharging at Evans Landing into Albatross Bay near Nanum just south of Weipa and into the Gulf of Carpentaria.
The river has a catchment area of 4,622 square kilometres (1,785 sq mi) of which an area of 392 square kilometres (151 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.[3] From source to mouth, the Embley River is joined by five tributaries including the Hey River. The Embley River descends 21 metres (69 ft) over its 54-kilometre (34 mi) course.[2]
The river was named in 1895 by John Douglas CBE after the surveyor, John Thomas Embley (1858-1937), while Douglas was Government Resident on Thursday Island.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Embley River (entry 11595)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Map of Embley River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Embley River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 June 2015.