Embley River

Embley
River
Name origin: In honour of John Embley[1]
Country Australia
State Queensland
Region Far North Queensland
Tributaries
 - left Hey River
Source Embley Range
 - location Cape York Peninsula
 - elevation 21 m (69 ft)
Mouth Gulf of Carpentaria
 - location Nanum
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 12°40′15″S 141°50′54″E / 12.67083°S 141.84833°E / -12.67083; 141.84833Coordinates: 12°40′15″S 141°50′54″E / 12.67083°S 141.84833°E / -12.67083; 141.84833
Length 54 km (34 mi)
Basin 4,622 km2 (1,785 sq mi)
Location of Embley River mouth in Queensland
[2]

The Embley River is a river located 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 The Hon John Douglas CBE after the surveyor, John Thomas Embley (1858-1937), while Douglas was Government Resident on Thursday Island.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Embley River (entry 11595)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Embley River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Embley River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 June 2015.


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