Stewart
Stewart River (Queensland) is located in Queensland
Stewart River (Queensland)
Location of Stewart River mouth in Queensland
EtymologyStewart, a member of the 1872 exploration party led by William Hann.[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
RegionFar North Queensland, Cape York Peninsula
Physical characteristics
SourceMcIlwraith Range, Great Dividing Range
 • locationnortheast of Coen
 • coordinates13°53′44″S 143°17′39″E / 13.89556°S 143.29417°E / -13.89556; 143.29417
 • elevation580 m (1,900 ft)
MouthCoral Sea
 • location
Port Stewart
 • coordinates
14°04′08″S 143°41′40″E / 14.06889°S 143.69444°E / -14.06889; 143.69444
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length96 km (60 mi)
Basin size837.1 km2 (323.2 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average10.2 m3/s (320 GL/a)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftStation Creek (Queensland), Little Stewart Creek
[3]

The Stewart River is a river 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.[3]

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.[4]

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 "East Coastal Watersheds".
  3. 1 2 "Map of Stewart River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Stewart River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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