Embley River
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The Embley River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia.
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
References
- ^ 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.
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