Cooper Creek

Cooper Creek catchment area of Lake Eyre

Cooper Creek at Innamincka in the Strzelecki Desert in South Australia

Burke and Wills reached the meeting point at the Cooper Creek. Painting by John Longstaff

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The Cooper Creek is a river in the Australian states of Queensland and South Australia. The river that runs only periodically water, has a catchment area of ​​244,000 square kilometers.

Geography

River

The Cooper Creek rises west of the Great Dividing Range as Barcoo River in central Queensland, where it flows north- west and, after passing the place Blackall, turns southwest. He is only called Cooper Creek after he united himself with the Thomson River. Then he crosses the Strzelecki Desert, flows past the southern edge of the Sturt Stony Desert, and flows through the Tirariwüste to end up in the Lake Eyre. Its course is called, because its river divides into many channels that flow in parallel in the floodplain and in part also carry their own names Channel Country. The Channel Country is an important grass and grazing land for sheep and cattle. The northern Eyre salt lake into which it flows, the Cooper Creek and other rivers feed rarely - about every 25 years. This was the last time in 2000, the case.

Tributaries with muzzle heights

• Thomson River - 130 m
• Barcoo River - 130 m
• Kyabra Creek - 122 m
• Malcho Creek - 115 m
• Creek Station - 113 m
• Marouah Creek - 101 m
• Gooliechie Creek - 84 m
• Coloy Creek - 82 m
• Quarter Creek - 81 m
• Bone Creek - 79 m
• Woomanooka Creek - 78 m
• Munkah Creek - 76 m
• Shamrock Creek - 76 m
• Okena Creek - 74 m
• Konkoh Creek - 71 m
• Wilson River - 62 m
• Parenjelly Creek - 59 m
• Mulgerra Creek - 57 m
• Barmaroo Creek - 55 m
• Oondacurrurrah Creek - 54 m
• Sandy Creek - 54 m
• Merninie Creek - 54 m
• Strzelecki Creek - 52 m - link to Lake Blanche
• Oonabrinta Creek - 51 m
• Wilpinnie Creek - 49 m
• Cooper Creek Northwest Branch - 47 m
• Ooranie Creek - 46 m
• Kanowana Channel - 25 m

Flushed lakes

The Cooper Creek flows through many waterholes and pools that are also partially filled with water when the river is dry.

• Twelve Mile Waterhole - 130 m
• Brogan Waterhole - 130 m
• Murken Waterhole - 130 m
• Currareva Waterhole - 130 m
• Six Mile Water Hole - 129 m
• Shed Waterhole - 129 m
• Whisky Waterhole - 127 m
• Eylle Waterhole - 127 m
• Inghella Waterhole - 126 m
• Bungera Waterhole - 125 m
• Walli Derry Waterhole - 123 m
• Arning Waterhole - 122 m
• Yallebulla Waterhole - 122 m
• Homler Waterhole - 120 m
• Back Walli Derry Watherhole - 120 m
• Talpie Waterhole - 118 m
• Hornier Waterhole - 117 m
• Hippinyah Waterhole - 116 m
• Bullang Waterhole - 116 m
• Tanborough Waterhole - 115 m
• Unthill Waterhole - 115 m
• Moonlight Waterhole - 115 m
• Candue Waterhole - 114 m
• Binjula Waterhole - 113 m
• Wombundarry Waterhole - 112 m
• Burleway Waterhole - 111 m
• Poolpirrie Five Mile Waterhole - 111 m
• Curlew Waterhole - 110 m
• Couble Clump Waterhole - 109 m
• Tub Water Hole - 109 m
• Towan Waterhole - 108 m
• Yappie Waterhole - 107 m
• Yalungah Lagoon - 104 m
• Track Waterhole - 104 m
• Quimmaroo Waterhole -101 m
• Eulbertie Waterhole - 99 m
• Tobacco Waterhole - 98 m
• Hudson's Waterhole - 98 m
• Currawonga Waterhole - 96 m
• Eulotean Waterhole - 96 m
• Mulga Corner Waterhole - 94 m
• Dingo Puppy Waterhole - 94 m
• Marboo Waterhole - 93 m
• Beefwood Waterhole - 92 m
• Toolavena Waterhole - 92 m
• Tarquoh Waterhole - 91 m
• Pastry Waterhole - 90 m
• Mignonette Waterhole - 89 m
• Ergelear Waterhole - 88 m
• Tooroonooka Waterhole - 88 m
• Shovel Waterhole - 85 m
• Widindra Waterhole - 85 m
• Gallina Waterhole - 83 m
• Pritchella Waterhole - 83 m
• Tabbareah Waterhole - 82 m
• Teedledee Waterhole - 80 m
• Meringhina Waterhole - 79 m
• Didhelginna Waterhole - 78 m
• Bogaller Waterhole - 78 m
• Bogala Waterhole - 77 m
• Wooroogoorah Waterhole - 75 m
• Goonbabinna Waterhole - 75 m
• Conrick Waterhole - 74 m
• Mooroo Waterhole - 70 m
• Nockabooka Waterhole - 70 m

• Owwirree Waterhole - 68 m
• Nurra Norah Waterhole - 66 m
• Bilpa Waterhole - 66 m
• Unka Waterhole - 61 m
• Womakie Waterhole - 61 m
• Marranumbla Waterhole - 59 m
• Maapoo Waterhole - 59 m
• Nappa Merrie Waterhole - 54 m
• Nappapethera Waterhole - 53 m
• Cullyamurra Waterhole - 53 m
• Nappaoonie Waterhole - 53 m
• Bullah Bullah Waterhole - 51 m
• Queer Bidie Waterhole - 51 m
• Mulkonbar Waterhole - 51 m
• Marpoo Waterhole - 50 m
• Oontoo Waterhole - 50 m
• Burke Waterhole - 48 m
• Tilcha Waterhole - 47 m
• Minkie Waterhole - 46 m
• Embarka Waterhole - 40 m
• Pinnadinnie Waterhole - 40 m
• Yowacallannie Waterhole - 37 m
• Munjoorooanie Waterhole - 36 m
• Moorari Waterhole - 36 m
• Kilanjennie Waterhole - 35 m
• Cuttapirie Corner Waterhole - 31 m
• Darby Waterhole - 31 m
• Parachirrinna Waterhole - 28 m
• Deparanie Waterhole - 27 m
• Murra Murrina Waterhole - 26 m
• Cooroomunchena Waterhole - 24 m
• Mollichuta Waterhole - 24 m
• Pilachilpna Waterhole - 22 m
• Narrawalpinna Waterhole - 22 m
• Minkanoranie Soak Well - 18 m
• Keenaweena Waterhole - 18 m
• Winthekarrinna Waterhole - 16 m
• Waukatanna Waterhole - 16 m
• Lake Appadare - 15 m
• Lake Tepondinna - 12 m
• Kunderanna Waterhole - 11 m
• Lake Pandruannie -10 m
• Kirrakirrinna Waterhole - 10 m
• Lake Warrawarrinna - 9 m
• Lake Killamperpunna - 8 m
• Tilla Tilla Waterhole - 4 m
• Malgoona Waterhole - 3 m
• Pirinna Waterhole -1 m
• Ilturunna soakage -1 m
• Warrendoona Waterhole - 2 m
• Cuttapirra Waterhole - 2 m
• Lake Eyre - 16 m

History

The Cooper Creek was for the expedition of Burke and Wills crucial. The explorers Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills missed the meeting place on the Cooper Creek abandoned expedition participants who had given up hope on the Return of Burke and Wills after 18 weeks of waiting and had left nine hours before their arrival. Then Burke and Wills came on their return journey died because of a series of unfortunate circumstances and bad leadership qualities. Both were buried at Cooper Creek, in 1862 exhumed and brought first to Adelaide from the British geologist and naturalist Alfred William Howitt and buried in 1863 in Melbourne at the Central Cemetery.