Rivers of Queensland

The principal topographic feature of Queensland is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from north to south roughly parallel to the coast of the Coral Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. The four main categories of rivers in Queensland are those that rise on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and flow eastwards to the sea, the Coastal rivers; those that rise on the other side of the crest of the range and flow north-westward, towards the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Gulf rivers; those that also rise on the other side of the crest of the range and flow south-westward, forming part of the Murray–Darling basin, the Murray–Darling rivers; and those that generally rise in the west of the state and flow south-westward, towards the Lake Eyre basin, the Lake Eyre rivers. One river is isolated and does not flow towards any other basin or sea.

## Major rivers

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The following rivers are the longest river systems, by length.[1]

Longest rivers in Queensland by length
(September 2008) Order  | River name  | Length  | Region(s)  | Notes

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1 | Cooper Creek | 1,113  | 692 | Lake Eyre Basin | River course is located in Queensland and South Australia
2 | Warrego | 1,380  | 857 |  |
3 | Paroo | 1,210  | 752 |  |
4 | Flinders | 1,004  | 624 |  | Entire course of the river is located in Queensland.
5 | Diamantina | 941  | 585 |  |

## Coastal rivers

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Coastal rivers in Queensland  River name  | Length

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km  | miles
Annan | 66  | 41
Barron | 165  | 103
Bizant | 37  | 23
Black | 33  | 21
Bloomfield | 18  | 11
Bohle | 37  | 23
Boyne | 125  | 78
Brisbane | 344  | 214
Burdekin | 886  | 551
Burnett | 435  | 270
Burrum | 31  | 19
Caboolture | 46  | 29
Calliope | 98  | 61
Chester | 15  | 9
Claudie | 23  | 14
Coomera | 80  | 50
Daintree | 140  | 87
Don | 60  | 37
Elliot | 49  | 30
Elliott | 25  | 16
Endeavour | 140  | 87
Fitzroy | 480  | 298
Gregory | 321  | 199
Herbert | 288  | 179
Haughton | 110  | 68
Howick | 25  | 16
Hull | 21  | 13
Jeannie | 43  | 27
Johnstone | 200  | 124
Kolan | 195  | 121
Lockhart | 36  | 22
Logan | 184  | 114
Marrett | 46  | 29
Maroochy | 26  | 16
Mary | 291  | 181
Mcivor | 65  | 40
Mooloolah | 70  | 43
Moresby | 19  | 12
Mossman | 24  | 15
Mowbray | 13  | 8
Mulgrave | 70  | 43
Murray | 70  | 43
Nerang | 62  | 39
Nesbit | 41  | 25
Noosa | 60  | 37
North Kennedy | 117  | 73
O'Connell | 34  | 21
Olive | 70  | 43
Pascoe | 119  | 74
Pimpama | 80  | 50
Pine | 7  | 4
Pioneer | 120  | 75
Proserpine | 69  | 43
Ross | 49  | 30
Russell | 59  | 37
Seymour | 19  | 12
Starcke | 38  | 24
Stewart | 96  | 60
Styx | 33  | 21
Tully | 133  | 83

## Gulf rivers

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Gulf rivers in Queensland  River name  | Length

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km  | miles

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## Murray–Darling rivers

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Murray–Darling rivers in Queensland River name  | Length

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km  | miles
Balonne | 479  | 298
Bokhara | 347  | 216
Boomi | 231  | 144
Condamine | 657  | 408
Culgoa | 489  | 304
Langlo | 440  | 273
Little Weir | 78  | 48
Macintyre | 319  | 198
Maranoa | 519  | 322
Merivale | 250  | 155
Moonie | 542  | 337
Narran | 299  | 186
Nive (Qld) | 263  | 163
Nivelle | 19  | 12
Paroo | 1,210  | 752
Pike Creek (Qld) | 117  | 73
Severn (Qld) | 90  | 56
Ward (Central West Qld) | 455  | 283
Warrego | 1,380  | 857
Weir (Qld) | 470  | 292

## Lake Eyre rivers

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Lake Eyre rivers in Queensland  River name  | Length

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km  | miles
Barcoo |  |
Burke |  |
Cooper Creek | 1,113  | 692
Flinders | 1,004  | 624
Georgina | 1,130  | 702
Hamilton |  |
Ranken |  |
Thomson |  |
Torrens |  |

## Isolated river

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Isolated river in Queensland  River name  | Length

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km  | miles
Bulloo | 600  | 373

## See also

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* Queensland portal

* List of rivers of Australia for an alphabetical listing including rivers in other Australian states

## References

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1. ^ "Longest Rivers". Geoscience Australia. Australian Government. September 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

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