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Nive River (Queensland)

Field	Value
name	Nive
name_etymology	River Nive
image	Nive River (QLD).jpg
image_size	280
image_caption	The Nive River near Augathella
pushpin_map	Australia Queensland
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Nive River mouth in Queensland
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	Australia
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	Queensland
subdivision_type3	Region
subdivision_name3	South West Queensland
length	263 km
source1	Mount Playfair
source1_location	east of
source1_coordinates
source1_elevation	563 m
mouth	confluence with Warrego River
mouth_location	southwest of
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation	336 m
river_system	Darling River catchment
Murray–Darling basin
tributaries_right	Nivelle River
extra

Murray–Darling basin The Nive River is a river that is part of the Darling catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the south west region of Queensland, Australia.

Course and features

The Nive River rises on the western slopes of Mount Playfair south of the Salvador Rosa section of Carnarvon National Park and flows westwards through Long Waterhole to approximately 15 km east of Tambo. There the Nive flows to the south, its course followed by the Landsborough Highway, before crossing it near Nive Downs. The river flows to the west of Augathella and has its confluence with the Warrego River south of Augathella. From source to mouth, the Nive is joined by twelve minor tributaries and descends 226 m over its 263 km course.

The towns of Charleville, Wyandra and Cunnamulla are located on the banks of the Warrego River. Cunnamulla is the only town with a levee bank to protect it against flooding. The Warrego River reaches the Darling River about 34 km east of Louth.

History

In 1845 Major Sir Thomas Mitchell was the first European to explore the Warrego River and he named its tributary, the Nive River, after the Nive, a river in south western France. When the Mitchell district was opened for settlement, the Bell and Dutton families were among the first applicants for land on the Nive River and their leases included the site of Tambo.

References

{{cite QPN. 24379. Nive River
"Map of Nive River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
"Flood Warning System for the Warrego River". [[Bureau of Meteorology]].
(1963). "The Australian Encyclopaedia". The Grolier Society of Australia.
Freemantle, Hayley. "27°S 146°E Yanna – Queensland by Degrees". Royal Geographical Society of Queensland.
Kingston, Beverley. "Dutton, Charles Boydell (1834–1904)". National Centre of Biography, [[Australian National University]].

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