Esk River (Queensland)

The Esk River is a river located in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland, Australia.

For other uses, see River Esk (disambiguation).

Esk
Location of Esk River mouth in Queensland
Location
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
RegionFar North Queensland, Wet Tropics of Queensland, Cape York Peninsula
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
 • locationbelow Dowlings Hill
 • coordinates15°35′20″S 145°16′30″E
 • elevation356 m (1,168 ft)
MouthWalker Bay, Coral Sea
 • location
south of Cooktown
 • coordinates
15°31′50″S 145°16′04″E
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length20 km (12 mi)
[1]

Course and features

The river rises below Dowlings Hill, sourced by runoff from the Great Dividing Range, and flows north across the mostly uninhabited coastal plain. The Esk River enters the Annan Forest Reserve and flows through a wetland dominated by mangroves.[2] At its river mouth, the Esk River is joined by the Annan River and together the two rivers discharge into Walker Bar and then onto the Coral Sea approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Cooktown.[3] The river descends 356 metres (1,168 ft) over its 20-kilometre (12 mi) course.[1]

Much of the Esk River catchment lies within protected area tenure. As of 2013 the river appeared to be in a healthy condition with limited siltation and only infrequent pockets of erosion.[4]

Floods in 1910 recorded the Esk River as 12 feet (3.7 m) over the normal river height.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Map of Esk River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. McLean, J. A. (1994). "Notes on two mangroves of the Rhizophoraceae family at Cooktown, north Queensland". Wetlands (Australia). 13 (1). Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. "Discover Cooktown - North Queensland". Marine News. 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  4. "Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) National Park Management Statement" (PDF). Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. Queensland Government. 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. "Queensland Flood Summary 1910 - 1919". Bureau of Meteorology. Australian Government. November 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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