Embley River

The Embley River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia.

Embley
Location of Embley River mouth in Queensland
Etymology	In honour of John Embley[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	Far North Queensland
Physical characteristics
Source	Embley Range
• location	Cape York Peninsula
• elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Mouth	Gulf of Carpentaria
• location	Nanum
• coordinates	12°40′15″S 141°50′54″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	54 km (34 mi)
Basin size	4,622 km^2 (1,785 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Hey River
[2]

The headwaters of the river rise on the coastal plain of the Cape York Peninsula and flow in a north westerly direction eventually discharging at Evans Landing into Albatross Bay near Nanum just south of Weipa and into the Gulf of Carpentaria.

The river has a catchment area of 4,622 square kilometres (1,785 sq mi) of which an area of 392 square kilometres (151 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.[3] From source to mouth, the Embley River is joined by five tributaries including the Hey River. The Embley River descends 21 metres (69 ft) over its 54-kilometre (34 mi) course.[2]

The river was named in 1895 by The Hon John Douglas CBE after the surveyor, John Thomas Embley (1858-1937), while Douglas was Government Resident on Thursday Island.[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Queensland

References

1. "Embley River (entry 11595)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
2. "Map of Embley River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
3. "Embley River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 June 2015.