| Lynd | |
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.jpg) Lynd River,Amber, 2013 | |
  Location of Lynd Rivermouth in Queensland | |
| Etymology | In honour of Robert Lynd[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Far North Queensland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | below Mount Poole |
| • elevation | 742 m (2,434 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with theMitchell River |
• location | Highbury |
• coordinates | 16°27′50″S143°18′28″E / 16.46389°S 143.30778°E /-16.46389; 143.30778 |
• elevation | 96 m (315 ft) |
| Length | 323 km (201 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Mitchell River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Tate River |
| National park | Forty Mile Scrub National Park |
| [2] | |
TheLynd River is a river located on theCape York Peninsula inFar North Queensland, Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise in theForty Mile Scrub National Park in theGreat Dividing Range and flows in a north westerly direction. It flows down the range and onto the plains of theGulf Country pastcattle stations such Torwood, The Lake outstation and Bulimba. Continuing north it discharges into theMitchell River nearStaaten River National Park. From source tomouth, the Lynd River is joined by twentytributaries including theTate River, descending 647 metres (2,123 ft) over its 323-kilometre (201 mi)course.[2] In its upper reaches, the river is crossed by theKennedy Highway.
The Mitchell River Fan Aggregation, a 7,149-square-kilometre (2,760 sq mi) freshwater wetland area located approximately south east ofKowanyama, is fed by theMitchell,Palmer and Lynd Rivers.[3]
Riparian vegetation found along the river includeMelaleuca fluviatilis,Casuarina cunninghamiana,Pandanus spiralis andFicus racemosa which provide most of the cover.[4]
Thetraditional owners of the upper catchment area are theKunjen peoples.[5]
The river was named in 1844 in honour of Lieutenant Robert Lynd of the 63rd Regiment of the British Army byLudwig Leichhardt during Leichhardt's expedition from Queensland toPort Essington. Lynd was a benefactor of Leichhardt's, and assisted him both socially and financially.[1][6]William Hann also passed through the area as part of his 1872 expedition camping along the river before moving on to the Palmer River.[7]
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