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Einasleigh River

River in Queensland, Australia

Summary

River in Queensland, Australia

Field	Value
name	Einasleigh
image	Einasleigh River old and new Crossings - panoramio.jpg
image_caption	Einasleigh River old and new crossings
pushpin_map	Australia Queensland
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Einasleigh River mouth in Queensland
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	Australia
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	Queensland
subdivision_type3	Region
subdivision_name3	Far North Queensland
length	618 km
source1	Lyndhurst, Shire of Etheridge
source1_location	southeast of
source1_coordinates
source1_elevation	809 m
mouth	confluence with the Gilbert River
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation	79 m
river_system	Gilbert River catchment
tributaries_left	Copperfield River, Etheridge River
custom_label	Lagoons
custom_data	Eight Mile Waterholes
extra

The Einasleigh River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia. When combined with the Gilbert River, the river system is the largest river system in northern Australia.

Course and features

The Einasleigh River rises in the locality of Lyndhurst in the Einasleigh Uplands within the Atherton Tableland, draining the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range below Mount Remarkable. The river flows generally north, northwest and then west. The river is joined by 33 tributaries from source to mouth including the Copperfield and Etheridge Rivers and numerous creeks before reaching its confluence with the Gilbert River north of . The Einasleigh River has a catchment area of 24366 km2. Following its confluence, the Gilbert River spills into a vast estuarine delta approximately 100 km wide that largely consists of tidal flats and mangrove swamps across the Gulf Country. The Einasleigh River descends 730 m over its 618 km course.

East of the river is crossed by the Einasleigh River Bridge that carries the Gulf Developmental Road.

The Einasleigh River is a seasonal stream and discharge can vary greatly depending on the intensity of the monsoon. When combined with the Gilbert River, the Einasleigh River has the sixth-highest discharge of any river in Australia, slightly less than that of the Potomac in North America. In an intense wet season, however, the discharge can be as large as that of the Fraser River in Canada, and in a mild wet season like that of 1951–52, the discharge can be as little as one tenth of the long term mean. It is estimated that runoff from the combined Gilbert-Einasleigh River system totals about 2.2 percent of the total runoff from Australia. The record major flood of the Gilbert River was in January 1974 and the floods of February 1991 and in January and February 2009, caused widespread road closures and inundation of properties throughout the catchment.

References

"Map of Einasleigh River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
"Einasleigh River drainage sub-basin — facts and maps". Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, [[Queensland Government]].
"Flood warning system for the Gilbert River". Australian Government.
Brown, John Alexander Henstridge. (1983). "Australia’s Surface Water Resources". [[Australian Government.

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