Embley River

EtymologyIn honour of John Embley^[1]LocationCountryAustraliaStateQueenslandRegionFar North QueenslandPhysical characteristicsSourceEmbley Range • locationCape York Peninsula • elevation21 m (69 ft) MouthGulf of CarpentariaNanum12°40′15″S 141°50′54″E / 12.67083°S 141.84833°E / -12.67083; 141.848330 m (0 ft)Length54 km (34 mi)Basin size4,622 km² (1,785 sq mi)Basin featuresTributaries  • leftHey River^[2]

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

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 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 Australia § Queensland

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