Burke River (Queensland)

Burke River in the catchment of Lake Eyre

Boat tour on the Burke River in Boulia (1906 )

The Burke River is a river in south-west of the Australian state of Queensland. He does not water all year round.

Geography

River

The river rises on the eastern slopes of Standish Ranges north of Boulia and south of Mount Isa. It flows south through Boulia. There he spent his run to the southwest and flows north-east of the Simpson Desert in the Georgina River.

Tributaries with muzzle heights

• Yellow Waterhole Creek - 288 m
• Limestone Creek - 286 m
• Pilgrim Creek - 276 m
• Monastery Creek - 272 m
• Don Creek - 244 m
• Boundary Creek - 235 m
• Ibis Creek - 234 m
• Mort River - 230 m
• Digby Creek - 222 m
• Stranger Creek - 214 m
• Six Mile Creek -180 m
• Bengeacca Creek - 145 m

Flushed lakes

The Burke River flows through some water holes, which is usually also then filled with water when the river is dry yourself:

• Ninmaroo Waterhole - 185 m
• Twelve Mile Waterhole - 140 m

Origin of the name

The Burke River was named in memory of Robert O'Hara Burke from the expedition of Burke and Wills.