The Merivale River, part of the
Darling catchment of the
Murray-Darling basin, is a river in
South West Queensland
South West Queensland is a remote region in the Australian state of Queensland which covers . The region lies to the south of Central West Queensland and west of the Darling Downs and includes the Maranoa, Queensland, Maranoa district and parts o ...
, Australia.
Course and features
The Merivale River rises on the southern slopes of the
Carnarvon Range
The Carnarvon Range is a mountain range in Central Queensland, Australia. It is a plateau section of the Great Dividing Range. The Carnarvon Range is 160 km in length.
Geography
North eastern parts of the range have formed a plateau kno ...
near Mount Eden, part of the southwestern slopes of the
Great Dividing Range
The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills. It runs roughl ...
. The river flows generally in a southerly direction and joins the
Maranoa River west of
Injune. The Sandy, Box and Smith Creeks are the river's main tributaries. The river's
catchment area
A catchment area in human geography, is the area from which a location, such as a city, service or institution, attracts a population that uses its services and economic opportunities. Catchment areas may be defined based on from where people are ...
is approximately .
[ The river descends over its ]course
Course may refer to:
Directions or navigation
* Course (navigation), the path of travel
* Course (orienteering), a series of control points visited by orienteers during a competition, marked with red/white flags in the terrain, and corresponding ...
.[
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See also
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References
Rivers of Queensland
Tributaries of the Darling River
South West Queensland
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