Stewart River (Queensland)

Not to be confused with Stuart River (Queensland).
Stewart
River
Name origin: Stewart, a member of the 1872 exploration party led by William Hann.[1]
Country Australia
State Queensland
Regions Far North Queensland, Cape York Peninsula
Tributaries
 - left Station Creek (Queensland), Little Stewart Creek
Source McIlwraith Range, Great Dividing Range
 - location northeast of Coen
 - elevation 580 m (1,903 ft)
 - coordinates 13°53′44″S 143°17′39″E / 13.89556°S 143.29417°E / -13.89556; 143.29417
Mouth Coral Sea
 - location Port Stewart
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 14°04′08″S 143°41′40″E / 14.06889°S 143.69444°E / -14.06889; 143.69444Coordinates: 14°04′08″S 143°41′40″E / 14.06889°S 143.69444°E / -14.06889; 143.69444
Length 96 km (60 mi)
Location of Stewart River mouth in Queensland
[2]

The Stewart River is a river located in the Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland, Australia.

The headwaters of the Stewart River rise in McIlwraith Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, northeast of Coen. The river flows generally south, then south by east and then finally east, joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its mouth and emptying into the Coral Sea at Port Stewart. The river descends 580 metres (1,900 ft) over its 92-kilometre (57 mi) course.[2]

The river has a catchment area of 2,743 square kilometres (1,059 sq mi) of which an area of 81 square kilometres (31 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.[3]

The river was named after a member of the 1872 exploration party led by William Hann with the family name of Stewart.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Stewart River". Queensland place names search. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Stewart River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Stewart River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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