Warburton River

Warburton River in the catchment of Lake Eyre

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The, also called Warburton River in the upper reaches of Warburton Creek, is a temporary water-bearing river in the northeast of the Australian state of South Australia, which flows from the east into Lake Eyre Salt Flats.

Geography and hydrology

River

The river arises in the settlement Alton Downs on the border of the Simpson Desert and the Strzelecki Desert in the north- east of South Australia. In the Goyder Lagoon is coming from the north rivers Diamantina River and Eyre Creek merge. The Warburton Creek leaves the wetland to the southwest and passes through the settlements Warburton Crossing and Kalamurina on the edge of the Sturt Stony Desert - and the Tirariwüste. Shortly before its confluence with the Lake Eyre takes the river which is now called the Warburton River, coming from the northwest Macumba River on. North of Lake Eyre National Park it flows into the salt lake of the same name.

The Warburton River has a great importance for agriculture in the region. Its water reaches Lake Eyre but - statistically speaking - only every 25 years, especially when it comes in its catchment area to heavy rainfall.

Tributaries with muzzle heights

  • Eyre Creek - 24 m
  • Diamantina River - 24 m
  • Kallakoopah Creek - 20 m
  • Derwent Creek - 8 m
  • Tumpawarinna Creek - 7 m
  • Kalaweerina Creek - 10 m
  • Macumba River - 11 m

Flushed lakes

The Warburton River flows through a series of water holes, most of which are also filled with water when the river is dry yourself:

  • Ancheterrinna Waterhole - 22 m
  • Poothapootha Waterhole - 22 m
  • Mooloowurdoo Waterhole - 21 m
  • Koochooweerinna Waterhole - 21 m
  • Murdaperilinna Waterhole - 20 m
  • Pirricoogoomoo Waterhole - 19 m
  • Ultoomurra Waterhole - 18 m
  • Wanawarawampinna Waterhole - 18 m
  • Wurdoopoothanie Waterhole - 18 m
  • Willapinna Waterhole - 13 m
  • Emu Bone Waterhole - 12 m
  • Moondanna Waterhole - 10 m
  • Yellow Waterhole - 9 m
  • Kirrianthana Waterhole - 6 m
  • Keekelanna soakage - 2 m
  • Karingallanna Waterhole - 5 m
  • Kalawaranna soakage - 6 m
  • Wild Dog Waterhole - 10 m
  • Warriebucca Waterhole - 10 m

History

The River course explored the great explorer of Australia, Peter Egerton Warburton, in 1866 became the first European in the assumption that we are dealing with the Cooper Creek. According to him, the river was named.

Municipality Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park
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