Mcdonald River

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Mcdonald
Macdonald; Collett[1]
River
Country Australia
State Queensland
Region Far North Queensland
Source Great Dividing Range
Source confluence two unnamed creeks
 - elevation 13 m (43 ft)
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Mouth Gulf of Carpentaria
 - location north of Mapoon
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
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Length 11 km (7 mi)
Basin 2,723 km2 (1,051 sq mi)
Location of Mcdonald River mouth in Queensland
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The Mcdonald River, also known as the Macdonald River and locally as the Collett River,[1] is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range on Cape York Peninsula. Formed by the confluence of two unnamed creeks, the river flows in a westerly direction eventually discharging to the Gulf of Carpentaria, north of Mapoon. The river descends 14 metres (46 ft) over its 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) course.[2]

The river has a catchment area of 2,723 square kilometres (1,051 sq mi) of which an area of 105 square kilometres (41 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.[3]

See also

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