Embley River

Embley
Embley River is located in Queensland
Embley River
Location of Embley River mouth in Queensland
EtymologyIn honour of John Embley[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
RegionFar North Queensland
Physical characteristics
SourceEmbley Range
 • locationCape York Peninsula
 • elevation21 m (69 ft)
MouthGulf of Carpentaria
 • location
Nanum
 • coordinates
12°40′15″S 141°50′54″E / 12.67083°S 141.84833°E / -12.67083; 141.84833
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length54 km (34 mi)
Basin size4,622 km2 (1,785 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftHey River
[2]

The Embley River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise on the coastal plain of the Cape York Peninsula and flow in a north westerly direction eventually discharging at Evans Landing into Albatross Bay near Nanum just south of Weipa and into the Gulf of Carpentaria.

The river has a catchment area of 4,622 square kilometres (1,785 sq mi) of which an area of 392 square kilometres (151 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.[3] From source to mouth, the Embley River is joined by five tributaries including the Hey River. The Embley River descends 21 metres (69 ft) over its 54-kilometre (34 mi) course.[2]

The river was named in 1895 by John Douglas CBE after the surveyor, John Thomas Embley (1858-1937), while Douglas was Government Resident on Thursday Island.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Embley River (entry 11595)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Map of Embley River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Embley River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 June 2015.