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| etymology = |
| etymology = In honour of Alice Johnston<ref name=qh/> |
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| country = [[Australia]] |
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| state_type = [[States and territories of Australia| |
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| state = [[Queensland]] |
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| region = [[Far North Queensland]] |
| region = [[Far North Queensland]] |
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| source = Great Dividing Range |
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| source_location = [[Dixie, Queensland|Dixie]] |
| source_location = [[Dixie, Queensland|Dixie]] |
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| source_elevation = 132 |
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| mouth = [[confluence]] with the [[Mitchell River (Queensland)|Mitchell River]] |
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| mouth_location = [[Kowanyama, Queensland|Kowanyama]] |
| mouth_location = [[Kowanyama, Queensland|Kowanyama]] |
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| map = Australia Queensland relief location map.jpg |
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| map_caption = Location of Alice River [[river mouth]] in Queensland |
| map_caption = Location of Alice River [[river mouth|mouth]] in Queensland |
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| footnotes =<ref name=bonzle>{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=211988&cmd=sp|title=Map of Alice River|accessdate=6 June 2015|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia}}</ref> |
| footnotes =<ref name=bonzle>{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=211988&cmd=sp|title=Map of Alice River, QLD|accessdate=6 June 2015|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia}}</ref> |
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The '''Alice River''' is a river on the [[Cape York Peninsula]] of [[Far North Queensland]], Australia. |
The '''Alice River''' is a [[river]] located on the [[Cape York Peninsula]] of [[Far North Queensland|Far North]] [[Queensland]], Australia. |
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The headwaters of the river rise in the [[Great Dividing Range]] and flow westward down the valleys and across Aerodrome Plain where they turn south west forming braided channels. The river then turns northwest and continues forming the northern border of [[Mitchell-Alice Rivers National Park]] before discharging into [[Mitchell River (Queensland)|Mitchell River]] |
The headwaters of the river rise in the [[Great Dividing Range]] and flow westward down the valleys and across Aerodrome Plain where they turn south west forming braided channels. The river then turns northwest and continues forming the northern border of [[Mitchell-Alice Rivers National Park]] before discharging into [[Mitchell River (Queensland)|Mitchell River]]. From source to [[river mouth|mouth]], the river is joined by twelve [[tributary|tributaries]] and descends {{convert|119|m}} over its {{convert|332|km|adj=on}} [[course (navigation)|course]].<ref name=bonzle/> |
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The drainage |
The [[drainage basin|catchment area]] of the river occupies {{convert|12943|km2|sqmi|0}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/sub-basin-alice-river/|title=Alice River drainage sub-basin|accessdate=6 June 2015|work=WetlandInfo|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> part of the much larger Mitchell River catchment that has a total area of {{convert|71670|km2|sqmi|0}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/basin-mitchell/|title=Mitchell River drainage basin|accessdate=6 June 2015|work=WetlandInfo|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> |
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Vegetation across the catchment area is [[Heteropogon contortus|speargrass]] savannah dominated by [[Eucalyptus tetrodonta|Stringybark]], [[Corymbia intermedia|Bloodwoods]] and [[Corymbia tessellaris|Moreton Bay Ash]]. Along the river banks and tributaries there are open stands of paperbarks and dense riparian rainforest. The season swamps and lagoons have [[Melaleuca]]s and [[Barringtonia acutangula|Freshwater Mangrove]] with water lilies in standing water.<ref name=rgsq>{{cite web|url=http://www.rgsq.org.au/15-143c|title=15°S 143°E Strathaven|work=Queensland by Degrees|accessdate=6 June 2015|publisher=[[Royal Geographical Society of Queensland]]}} </ref> |
Vegetation across the catchment area is [[Heteropogon contortus|speargrass]] savannah dominated by [[Eucalyptus tetrodonta|Stringybark]], [[Corymbia intermedia|Bloodwoods]] and [[Corymbia tessellaris|Moreton Bay Ash]]. Along the river banks and tributaries there are open stands of paperbarks and dense riparian rainforest. The season swamps and lagoons have [[Melaleuca]]s and [[Barringtonia acutangula|Freshwater Mangrove]] with water lilies in standing water.<ref name=rgsq>{{cite web|url=http://www.rgsq.org.au/15-143c|title=15°S 143°E Strathaven|work=Queensland by Degrees|accessdate=6 June 2015|publisher=[[Royal Geographical Society of Queensland]]}} </ref> |
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The river was named in circa 1886 by Frank Johnston, the manager of Koolata [[cattle station]], after his wife Alice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://queenslandhistory.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/far-north-queensland-place-names.html|title=Queensland History|date=21 March 2011|accessdate=6 June 2015}}</ref> |
The river was named in ''circa'' 1886 by Frank Johnston, the manager of Koolata [[cattle station]], after his wife Alice.<ref name=qh>{{cite web|url=http://queenslandhistory.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/far-north-queensland-place-names.html|title=Queensland History|date=21 March 2011|accessdate=6 June 2015}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 13:05, 23 November 2015
The Alice River is a river located on the Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland, Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise in the Great Dividing Range and flow westward down the valleys and across Aerodrome Plain where they turn south west forming braided channels. The river then turns northwest and continues forming the northern border of Mitchell-Alice Rivers National Park before discharging into Mitchell River. From source to mouth, the river is joined by twelve tributaries and descends 119 metres (390 ft) over its 332-kilometre (206 mi) course.[1]
The catchment area of the river occupies 12,943 square kilometres (4,997 sq mi),[2] part of the much larger Mitchell River catchment that has a total area of 71,670 square kilometres (27,672 sq mi),[3]
Vegetation across the catchment area is speargrass savannah dominated by Stringybark, Bloodwoods and Moreton Bay Ash. Along the river banks and tributaries there are open stands of paperbarks and dense riparian rainforest. The season swamps and lagoons have Melaleucas and Freshwater Mangrove with water lilies in standing water.[4]
The river was named in circa 1886 by Frank Johnston, the manager of Koolata cattle station, after his wife Alice.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
bonzlewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Alice River drainage sub-basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Mitchell River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "15°S 143°E Strathaven". Queensland by Degrees. Royal Geographical Society of Queensland. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Queensland History". 21 March 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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