Mission River (Queensland)

Coordinates: 12°35′14″S 141°57′54″E / 12.58722°S 141.96500°E

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Mission
Location of Mission River mouth in Queensland
Location
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	Far North Queensland
Physical characteristics

Source confluence	Myall Creek and an unnamed creek
• coordinates	12°34′09″S 142°12′31″E / 12.56917°S 142.20861°E / -12.56917; 142.20861
• elevation	21 m (69 ft)

Mouth	Albatross Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria
• location	Weipa
• coordinates	12°35′14″S 141°57′54″E / 12.58722°S 141.96500°E / -12.58722; 141.96500
• elevation	1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Length	37 km (23 mi)
Basin size	2,697 km² (1,041 sq mi)
^[1]

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

The river is formed by the confluence of Myall Creek and another minor creek. The river flows in a westerly direction an eventually discharges into Albatross Bay near Oxmurra Point and the town of Weipa.^[2] The waters then flow into the Gulf of Carpentaria. The river descends 19 metres (62 ft) over its 37-kilometre (23 mi) course.^[1]

The river has a catchment area of 2,697 square kilometres (1,041 sq mi) of which an area of 247 square kilometres (95 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Map of Mission River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
^ "Weipa". Queensland Places. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
^ "Mission River drainage basin". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

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