Lockhart River (Queensland)

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Lockhart
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Quintell Beach, Lockhart River
Lockhart River (Queensland) is located in Queensland
Lockhart River (Queensland)
Location of Lockhart river mouth in Queensland
EtymologyHugh Lockhart
Location
CountryAustralia
TerritoryQueensland
RegionFar North Queensland
Physical characteristics
SourceChester Peak
 • locationChester Range, Cape York Peninsula, Australia
 • elevation46 m (151 ft)
MouthLloyd Bay
 • location
Coral Sea, Australia
 • coordinates
12°56′59″S 143°23′37″E / 12.94972°S 143.39361°E / -12.94972; 143.39361Coordinates: 12°56′59″S 143°23′37″E / 12.94972°S 143.39361°E / -12.94972; 143.39361
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length36 km (22 mi)
Basin size2,883 km2 (1,113 sq mi)
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The Lockhart River is a river in Queensland, Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise under Chester Peak in the Chester Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, and flows northwards. It continues past High Range and Heming Range eventually discharging into Lloyd Bay in the Coral Sea.

The river has a catchment area of 2,883 square kilometres (1,113 sq mi) of which an area of 134 square kilometres (52 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.[2]

Named by the explorer Robert Logan Jack in 1880 after his friend Hugh Lockhart.[3]

See also[]

  • List of rivers of Queensland

References[]

  1. ^ "Map of Lockhart River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Lockhart River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Lockhart River (entry 19857)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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