Belyando River
| Belyando River | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Drummond Range |
| Mouth | confluence with the Suttor River in the Burdekin Dam |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Basin area | 35,000 km² |
The Belyando River is a river in Central Queensland, Australia. The river flows in a northerly direction, flows into the Suttor River, before flowing into the Burdekin Dam and becoming a tributary of the Burdekin River. It has its headwaters in the Drummond Range east of the town of Alpha and is bounded in the west by the Great Dividing Range.[1]
It has a catchment area of a little more than 35,000 km².[2] Land use in the catchment is dominated by grazing with some cropping. Some of the catchment is included in the Narrien Range National Park and the Epping Forest National Park.[2]
The river was discovered and named by the explorer Thomas Mitchell in 1846 on his fourth and last expedition.[3]
In 2011, the 2010–2011 Queensland floods caused widespread flooding along the river and the extended isolation of properties from inundation which needed food supply drops.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Water resources - Overview - Queensland - Surface Water Management Area: Belyando / Suttor". Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/water/overview/qld/swma-belyando-suttor.html. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ a b "Belyando Basin". NQ Dry Tropics. http://www.burdekindrytropics.org.au/belyando-basin. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Moranbah". Isaac Regional Council. http://www.isaac.qld.gov.au/web/guest/moranbah. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ "Stranded residents may need more food drops". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 6 January 2011. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-01-06/stranded-residents-may-need-more-food-drops/1896216. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
Coordinates: 21°38′S 146°50′E / 21.633°S 146.833°E
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