| O'Connell | |
|---|---|
  Location of O'Connellriver mouth in Queensland | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | North Queensland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Clarke Range (Yalboroo) |
| • coordinates | 20°56′31″S148°39′00″E / 20.94181°S 148.65003°E /-20.94181; 148.65003 |
| • elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Mouth | Coral Sea |
• location | Lethebrook,Whitsunday Region /Bloomsbury,Mackay Region |
• coordinates | 20°34′06″S148°40′00″E / 20.56833°S 148.66667°E /-20.56833; 148.66667 |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 34.2 km (21.3 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 886.5 km2 (342.3 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 15.75 m3/s (497 GL/a)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Ceadar Creek, Boundary Creek, Dingo Creek, Andromache |
| • right | Horse Creek, Plantain Creek, Gibson Creek, Dinner Creek |
| [3] | |
TheO'Connell River is a river inNorth Queensland, Australia.[4][5]
The headwaters of the river rise in the Clarke Range, just north of theEungella National Park. It flows north parallel with theBruce Highway, then discharges into the Repulse Fish Habitat area near Covering Beach and onto theCoral Sea.[5]
The river has a catchment area of 2,388 square kilometres (922 sq mi), of which 128 km2 (49 sq mi) is composed ofestuarine wetlands.[6]
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