Pascoe River

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

Pascoe
Location of the Pascoe River mouth in Queensland
Location
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
RegionFar North Queensland
Physical characteristics
SourceTable Range, Great Dividing Range
  locationbelow Mount Yangee
  elevation241 m (791 ft)
MouthCoral Sea
  location
Weymouth Bay
  coordinates
12°30′39″S 143°15′00″E
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length119 km (74 mi)
Basin size2,124 km2 (820 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftLittle Pascoe River
National parkIron Range National Park
[1]

The headwaters rise under Mount Yangee in the Table Range, part of the Great Dividing Range at the northern end of Cape York Peninsula. The river initially flows south then west past the Sir William Thompson Range then veers north through the mostly uninhabited country. Flowing past Hamilton Hill the river then heads east past Wattle Hill and runs parallel with the Goddard Hills forming the northern border of Iron Range National Park. The river finally discharges into Weymouth Bay and onto the Coral Sea. From source to mouth, the Pascoe River is joined by eight tributaries including the Little Pascoe River; descending 243 metres (797 ft) over its 119-kilometre (74 mi) course.[1]

The river has a catchment area of 2,124 square kilometres (820 sq mi) of which an area of 33 square kilometres (13 sq mi) is composed of riverine wetlands.[2]

The traditional owners of the area are the Kuuku Ya’u, Kaanju and Umpila people who maintain a strong spiritual connection to the land.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Map of Pascoe River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. "Pascoe River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. "Pascoe River". The Wilderness Society. Retrieved 1 August 2015.


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