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Weir River (Queensland)

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River in Queensland, Australia
Weir
Weir River (Queensland) is located in QueenslandWeir River (Queensland)Location of Weir River mouth
on the Queensland-New South Wales border
Location
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
RegionDarling Downs
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
 • locationsouthwest of Cecil Plains
 • coordinates27°36′26″S 151°01′10″E / 27.60722°S 151.01944°E / -27.60722; 151.01944
 • elevation358 m (1,175 ft)
MouthBarwon River
 • locationnortheast of Mungindi
 • coordinates28°49′57″S 149°06′04″E / 28.83250°S 149.10111°E / -28.83250; 149.10111
 • elevation166 m (545 ft)
Length470 km (290 mi)
Basin features
River systemBarwon River catchment,
Murray–Darling basin
WaterholeWanda Wanda Waterhole

The Weir River, a river that is part of the Border Rivers group and also forms part of the Barwon River catchment in the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia.

Location and features

The headwaters of the river rise on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in the Dunmore State forest and flows in a south westerly direction. The river continues through the Booroondoo State Forest then crosses the Leichhardt Highway, flows past Currajong and Goodar and then veers west. It continues running almost parallel with the Barwon Highway near Bungunya then later veers south west, again crossing the highway just east of Talwood. It flows through the Wanda Wanda Waterhole then continues south west until discharging into the Barwon River northeast of Mungindi on the border between Queensland and New South Wales. The river descends 192 metres (630 ft) over its 470-kilometre (290 mi) course.

The Weir, Macintyre, Dumaresq and the Queensland branch of the Severn and the New South Wales branch of the Severn rivers are known as the Border Rivers that straddle the Queensland and New South Wales border and feed into the Murray-Darling Basin. The rivers have a combined catchment area of 44,600 square kilometres (17,220 sq mi).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Map of Weir River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Preliminary Overview of Constraints to Environmental Water Delivery - Queensland". Murray-Darling Basin Authority. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
Rivers of Queensland
Rivers flowing towards the Coral Sea
Rivers of the Far North Qld catchment
Rivers of the North Qld catchment
Rivers of the Central Qld catchment
Rivers of the Wide Bay–Burnett catchment
Rivers of the Moreton Bay
and South East Qld catchments
Rivers flowing towards the Gulf of Carpentaria
Rivers of Far North Qld catchment
Rivers of Gulf Country catchment
Rivers of the Murray–Darling basin
Rivers of the Lake Eyre basin
Isolated
River systems and rivers of the Darling River catchments, Australia
Paroo / Warrego / Culgoa catchment
Balonne / Macintyre catchment
Barwon / Macquarie catchment
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