Arnold River (Northern Territory)

The Arnold River is a river in the north of the Northern Territory of Australia.

Arnold
Location of the Arnold River mouth in the Northern Territory
Etymology	Richard Aldous Arnold[1]
Location
Country	Australia
Territory	Northern Territory
Physical characteristics
Source	northeast of the Bullwaddy Conservation Reserve
• coordinates	16°18′21″S 134°8′40″E
• elevation	262 m (860 ft)
Mouth	Hodgson River
• location	south of Hodgson Downs
• coordinates	15°21′48″S 134°8′47″E
• elevation	74 m (243 ft)
Length	185.8 km (115.5 mi)
Basin features
River system	Roper River
Tributaries
• right	Williams Creek (Northern Territory), Horse Creek (Northern Territory)
[2][3]

Course and features

The Arnold River rises about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of the Bullwaddy Conservation Reserve and north of the Carpentaria Highway. It flows to the town Minamia (Cox River) in the Aboriginal reserve Alawa and then turns northwest and flows about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Hodgson Downs in the Hodgson River.[4] The river is joined by two tributaries including the Williams and Horse creeks and flows through a series of lagoons and waterholes before reaching its river mouth.[2][3]

Etymology

The river is named for Richard Aldous Arnold, a pastoralist and politician, who purchased a pastoral lease in the area in 1895. The lease was a part of the Hodgson Downs cattle station. He sold his interest in 1905 and continued his political career as Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales.[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Northern Territory

References

1. "Place Names Register Extract - Arnold River". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
2. "Map of Arnold River, NT (1)". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
3. "Map of Arnold River, NT (2)". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
4. Parish, Steve (2007). Australian Touring Atlas. Archerfield QLD: Steve Parish Publishing. p. S97. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4.