Burnett River

Burnett River near Bundaberg

The Burnett River is a river in the southeast of the Australian state of Queensland. Its catchment area is dominated by sugarcane cultivation.

  • 2.1 discovery
  • 2.2 Flooding in Queensland in 2010/2011

Geography

River

The river rises east of Monto on the slopes of Mount Gaeta in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range. From here it flows in a southerly direction past Eidsvold and Mundubbera. From here, the Burnett River runs eastwards through Gayndah and Walla Ville before, after it has passed Bundaberg, Burnett Heads opens at the Coral Sea and thus in the Pacific.

The construction of the Paradise Dam on the Burnett River, approximately 80 km upstream from Bundaberg was completed in November 2005. The Lake Paradise has a capacity of 300 million m³. Is named the dam after the old gold mining town of Paradise, which is immersed in the reservoir.

Tributaries with muzzle heights

  • West Burnett River - 304 m
  • Broad Creek - 276 m
  • Poperima Creek - 235 m
  • Oaky Creek - 210 m
  • Splinter Creek - 185 m
  • Three Moon Creek - 184 m
  • Eastern Creek - 183 m
  • The Springs - 172 m
  • Five Mile Creek - 171 m
  • Dead Bullock Gully - 168 m
  • Yellow Creek - 167 m
  • Nogo River - 162 m
  • Smalls Creek - 159 m
  • Lambing Gully - 157 m
  • Middle Creek - 152 m
  • Lower Creek - 138 m
  • Lochaber Creek - 137 m
  • A Creek - 131 m
  • O'Bil Bil Creek - 130 m
  • St. John Creek - 126 m
  • Auburn River - 123 m
  • Boyne River - 122 m
  • Lacon Creek - 114 m
  • Bennett Creek -104 m
  • Aranbanga Creek - 104 m
  • Newton Creek - 103 m
  • Philpot Creek - 102 m
  • Outier Creek - 101 m
  • Reid Creek - 97 m
  • Barambah Creek - 85 m
  • Wetheron Creek - 79 m
  • Sunday Creek - 66 m
  • Bin Bin Creek - 60 m
  • Deep Creek - 52 m
  • Mingo Creek - 49 m
  • Kalliwa Creek - 43 m
  • Yarrabil Creek - 39 m
  • Finney Creek - 39 m
  • Degilbo Creek - 31 m
  • Granite Creek - 27 m
  • Perry River - 24 m
  • St Agnes Creek - 22 m
  • Splitters Creek - 2 m
  • McCoy Creek - 1 m

Flowed through reservoirs

  • Lake Paradise - 67.6 m

History

Discovery

In 1847 the flow of James Charles Burnett was discovered and named after him.

Flooding in Queensland in 2010/2011

During the floods in Queensland 2010/2011 of the Burnett River overflowed its banks. In the cities of Gayndah and Mundubbera while the highest water levels have been achieved since 1942. Many houses had to be evacuated.

Fauna

In the Burnett River and the nearby Mary River Australian lungfish ( Neoceratodus forsteri ) is native. It is rare living fossil, found only here.

Pictures of Burnett River

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