Rivers of Queensland

The principal topographic feature of Queensland is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from north to south roughly parallel to the coast of the Coral Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. The four main categories of rivers in Queensland are those that rise on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and flow eastwards to the sea, the Coastal rivers; those that rise on the other side of the crest of the range and flow north-westward, towards the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Gulf rivers; those that also rise on the other side of the crest of the range and flow south-westward, forming part of the Murray–Darling basin, the Murray–Darling rivers; and those that generally rise in the west of the state and flow south-westward, towards the Lake Eyre basin, the Lake Eyre rivers. One river is isolated and does not flow towards any other basin or sea.

Major rivers

The following rivers are the longest river systems, by length.^[1]

Longest rivers in Queensland by length
(September 2008)
Order	River name	Length		Region(s)	Notes
Order	River name	km	mi	Region(s)	Notes
1	Cooper Creek	1,113 kilometres	692 mi	Lake Eyre Basin	River course is located in Queensland and South Australia
2	Warrego	1,380 kilometres	857 mi
3	Paroo	1,210 kilometres	752 mi
4	Flinders	1,004 kilometres	624 mi		Entire course of the river is located in Queensland.
5	Diamantina	941 kilometres	585 mi

Coastal rivers

Coastal rivers in Queensland
River name	Length
River name	km	miles
Annan	66 kilometres	41 mi
Barron	165 kilometres	103 mi
Bizant	37 kilometres	23 mi
Black	33 kilometres	21 mi
Bloomfield	18 kilometres	11 mi
Bohle	37 kilometres	23 mi
Boyne	125 kilometres	78 mi
Brisbane	344 kilometres	214 mi
Burdekin	886 kilometres	551 mi
Burnett	435 kilometres	270 mi
Burrum	31 kilometres	19 mi
Caboolture	46 kilometres	29 mi
Calliope	98 kilometres	61 mi
Chester	15 kilometres	9 mi
Claudie	23 kilometres	14 mi
Coomera	80 kilometres	50 mi
Daintree	140 kilometres	87 mi
Don	60 kilometres	37 mi
Elliot	49 kilometres	30 mi
Elliott	25 kilometres	16 mi
Endeavour	140 kilometres	87 mi
Fitzroy	480 kilometres	298 mi
Gregory	321 kilometres	199 mi
Herbert	288 kilometres	179 mi
Haughton	110 kilometres	68 mi
Howick	25 kilometres	16 mi
Hull	21 kilometres	13 mi
Jeannie	43 kilometres	27 mi
Johnstone	200 kilometres	124 mi
Kolan	195 kilometres	121 mi
Lockhart	36 kilometres	22 mi
Logan	184 kilometres	114 mi
Marrett	46 kilometres	29 mi
Maroochy	26 kilometres	16 mi
Mary	291 kilometres	181 mi
Mcivor	65 kilometres	40 mi
Mooloolah	70 kilometres	43 mi
Moresby	19 kilometres	12 mi
Mossman	24 kilometres	15 mi
Mowbray	13 kilometres	8 mi
Mulgrave	70 kilometres	43 mi
Murray	70 kilometres	43 mi
Nerang	62 kilometres	39 mi
Nesbit	41 kilometres	25 mi
Noosa	60 kilometres	37 mi
North Kennedy	117 kilometres	73 mi
O'Connell	34 kilometres	21 mi
Olive	70 kilometres	43 mi
Pascoe	119 kilometres	74 mi
Pimpama	80 kilometres	50 mi
Pine	7 kilometres	4 mi
Pioneer	120 kilometres	75 mi
Proserpine	69 kilometres	43 mi
Ross	49 kilometres	30 mi
Russell	59 kilometres	37 mi
Seymour	19 kilometres	12 mi
Starcke	38 kilometres	24 mi
Stewart	96 kilometres	60 mi
Styx	33 kilometres	21 mi
Tully	133 kilometres	83 mi

Gulf rivers

Gulf rivers in Queensland
River name	Length
River name	km	miles

Murray–Darling rivers

Murray–Darling rivers in Queensland
River name	Length
River name	km	miles
Balonne	479 kilometres	298 mi
Bokhara	347 kilometres	216 mi
Boomi	231 kilometres	144 mi
Condamine	657 kilometres	408 mi
Culgoa	489 kilometres	304 mi
Langlo	440 kilometres	273 mi
Little Weir	78 kilometres	48 mi
Macintyre	319 kilometres	198 mi
Maranoa	519 kilometres	322 mi
Merivale	250 kilometres	155 mi
Moonie	542 kilometres	337 mi
Narran	299 kilometres	186 mi
Nive (Qld)	263 kilometres	163 mi
Nivelle	19 kilometres	12 mi
Paroo	1,210 kilometres	752 mi
Pike Creek (Qld)	117 kilometres	73 mi
Severn (Qld)	90 kilometres	56 mi
Ward (Central West Qld)	455 kilometres	283 mi
Warrego	1,380 kilometres	857 mi
Weir (Qld)	470 kilometres	292 mi

Lake Eyre rivers

Lake Eyre rivers in Queensland
River name	Length
River name	km	miles
Barcoo
Burke
Cooper Creek	1,113 kilometres	692 mi
Flinders	1,004 kilometres	624 mi
Georgina	1,130 kilometres	702 mi
Hamilton
Ranken
Thomson
Torrens

Isolated river

Isolated river in Queensland
River name	Length
River name	km	miles
Bulloo	600 kilometres	373 mi

References

^ "Longest Rivers". Geoscience Australia. Australian Government. September 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

Rivers of Queensland

Major rivers

Coastal rivers

Gulf rivers

Murray–Darling rivers

Lake Eyre rivers

Isolated river

See also

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