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Coordinates: 19°56′52″S 148°09′55″E / 19.94778°S 148.16528°E / -19.94778; 148.16528
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{{distinguish|Don River (Central Queensland)}}
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{{Other uses|Don River (disambiguation){{!}}Don River}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox river
{{Infobox river
| river_name = Don River
| name = Don
| name_native =
| image_name =
| name_native_lang =
| caption =
| name_other =
| origin = Clarke Ranges
| name_etymology =
| mouth = [[Coral Sea]] near [[Bowen, Queensland|Bowen]]
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| length = {{convert|60|km|abbr=on}}
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| elevation = {{convert|250|m|abbr=on}}
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| watershed = {{convert|1200|km2|abbr=on}}
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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of Don River [[river mouth|mouth]] in Queensland
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Queensland]]
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| subdivision_name5 = {{QLDcity|Bowen}}
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| length = {{convert|60|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| discharge1_location= Near mouth
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| discharge1_avg = {{cvt|8.5|m3/s|GL/yr|abbr=on}}<ref name="East Coastal Watersheds">{{cite web|url=https://www.riversnetwork.org/MAPS/AUSTRALIA/AUSTRALIA%20NE%20COAST_EAST/index.html|title=East Coastal Watersheds}}</ref>
| discharge1_max =
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| source1 = [[Clarke Range]]
| source1_location = below Mount Roundhill
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|20|33|46|S|148|16|19|E|display=inline}}
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| source1_elevation = {{convert|253|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth = [[Coral Sea]]
| mouth_location = near {{QLDcity|Bowen}}
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|19|56|52|S|148|09|55|E|display=inline,title}}
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| mouth_elevation = {{convert|50|m|abbr=on}}
| progression =
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| basin_size = {{convert|1,200|km2|abbr=on}} to {{cvt|1,116.8|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="East Coastal Watersheds">{{cite web|url=https://www.riversnetwork.org/MAPS/AUSTRALIA/AUSTRALIA%20NE%20COAST_EAST/index.html|title=East Coastal Watersheds}}</ref>
| tributaries_left = [[Bluff Creek (Don River tributary)|Bluff Creek]], Humbug Creek, Monte Christo Creek, Boundary Creek (Queensland), Selina Creek
| tributaries_right = Wild Creek, Oaky Creek (Queensland), Spring Creek (Queensland), Simon Creek (Queensland), Ida Creek, Menilden Creek, Grasstree Creek, Police Camp Creek
| custom_label = [[National park]]
| custom_data = [[Eungella National Park]]
| extra = <ref name=bonzle>{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=210405&cmd=sp|title=Map of Don River, QLD|access-date=13 November 2015|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia}}</ref>
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The Don River is a short river in [[North Queensland]] which empties into the [[Coral Sea]] near [[Bowen, Queensland]]. It is not to be confused to the [[Don River (Central Queensland)|Don River]] in [[Central Queensland]] which is a tributary of the [[Fitzroy_River_(Queensland)|Fitzroy River]].


The '''Don River''' is a [[river]] in [[North Queensland]], Australia.
The source of the river is in the Clarke Ranges, west of [[Proserpine, Queensland|Proserpine]]. The river runs about {{convert|60|km|mi}} in a northerly direction to its mouth falling about {{convert|250|m|ft}} over its length. Over its length it drains about {{convert|1200|sqkm|sqmi}}.<ref name="bom">{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/qld/brochures/don/don.shtml |title=Flood Warning System For The Don River |author= |date= |work=Bureau of Meteorology |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |accessdate=31 January 2011 }}</ref>


==Course and features==
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High [[salinity]] levels have been recorded at the mouth of the river.<ref name="gmudr">{{cite web |url=http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/water/overview/qld/gmu-don-river.html |title=Water resources - Overview - Queensland: Groundwater Management Unit: Don River |date=15 June 2009 |work=Australian Natural Resources Atlas |publisher=Department of Sustainabililty, Environment, Water, Population and Communities |accessdate=31 January 2011 }}</ref> Land use in the upper catchment is mostly beef cattle production with crops grown in the richer soils downstream.<ref name="bom"/>
The Don River rises in the [[Clarke Range]], part of the [[Great Dividing Range]], below Mount Roundhill and west of {{QLDcity|Proserpine}}. The river flows generally north by northeast through the [[Eungella National Park]] and is joined by thirteen minor [[tributary|tributaries]], towards its [[river mouth|mouth]] and empties into the [[Coral Sea]] north of {{QLDcity|Bowen}}. With a [[drainage basin|catchment area]] of {{convert|1200|km2}},<ref name="bom">{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/qld/brochures/don/don.shtml |title=Flood Warning System For The Don River |work=[[Bureau of Meteorology]] |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |access-date=31 January 2011 }}</ref> the river descends {{convert|253|m}} over its {{convert|60|km|adj=on}} [[watercourse|course]].<ref name=bonzle/>


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High [[salinity]] levels have been recorded at the mouth of the river.<ref name="gmudr">{{cite web |url=http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/water/overview/qld/gmu-don-river.html |title=Water resources - Overview - Queensland: Groundwater Management Unit: Don River |date=15 June 2009 |work=Australian Natural Resources Atlas |publisher=Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities |access-date=31 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321031001/http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/water/overview/qld/gmu-don-river.html |archive-date=21 March 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Land use in the upper catchment is mostly beef cattle production with crops grown in the richer soils downstream.<ref name="bom"/>
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==Flooding==
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The highest recorded flood was in 1970 when the river reached 7.25&nbsp;m at the Bowen Pumping Station.<ref name="bom"/> The river delta is particularly vulnerable to flooding during cyclones.<ref name="gmudr"/>


The river is crossed by the [[Bruce Highway]] via the [[Don River Bridge, Bowen|Don River Bridge]] at Bowen.
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Management concerns were raised after floods in February 2008. Deposits of sand which have raised the riverbed considerably were attributed to the flooding.<ref name="bcsa">{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/21/2168817.htm |title=Bowen council seeks approval to dredge Don River |accessdate=31 January 2011 |date=21 February 2008 |newspaper= |work=ABC News Online |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation }}</ref> Approval to dredge sand has already been granted by the state government however only about half of that has been removed in recent years. A flood in 2008 lead the [[Whitsunday Regional Council]] to create a channel so that similar flooding could be avoided.<ref name="hfcts">{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/12/2463624.htm |title=Hope for channel to stop Don River flooding |accessdate=31 January 2011 |date=12 January 2009 |work=ABC News Online |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation }}</ref>


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===Flooding===
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A management plan for the river was established late in 2008. It included measures to encourage further sand extraction.<ref name="gti">{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/03/2354160.htm?site=tropic |title=Govt to invest $1.4m in Don River flood prevention |accessdate=31 January 2011 |date=3 September 2008 |work=ABC Tropical North |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation }}</ref>
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The highest recorded flood was in 1970 when the river reached {{convert|7.25|m}} at the Bowen Pumping Station.<ref name="bom"/> The [[river delta]] is particularly vulnerable to flooding during cyclones.<ref name="gmudr"/>

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Floods in 2008 left deposits of sand which raised the riverbed considerably.<ref name="bcsa">{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/21/2168817.htm |title=Bowen council seeks approval to dredge Don River |access-date=31 January 2011 |date=21 February 2008 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |location=Australia }}</ref> Approval to dredge sand was granted by the [[Queensland Government]], however only about half of that has been removed in recent years. A flood in 2008 lead the [[Whitsunday Regional Council]] to create a channel so that similar flooding could be avoided.<ref name="hfcts">{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/12/2463624.htm |title=Hope for channel to stop Don River flooding |access-date=31 January 2011 |date=12 January 2009 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |location=Australia }}</ref>

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A management plan for the river was established late in 2008. It included measures to encourage further [[sand mining|sand extraction]].<ref name="gti">{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/03/2354160.htm?site=tropic |title=Govt to invest $1.4m in Don River flood prevention |access-date=31 January 2011 |date=3 September 2008 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |location=Australia }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Queensland}}
{{stack|{{Portal|Queensland|Water|Environment}}}}
*[[List of rivers of Australia]]
*{{Section link|List of rivers of Australia|Queensland}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist}}



{{Queensland-geo-stub}}
{{Rivers of Queensland}}


[[Category:Rivers of Queensland]]
[[Category:Rivers of Queensland]]
[[Category:North Queensland]]
[[Category:Bodies of water of the Coral Sea]]

Latest revision as of 01:22, 18 June 2023

Not to be confused with Don River (Central Queensland).
For other uses, see Don River.

Don
Don River (North Queensland) is located in Queensland
Don River (North Queensland)
Location of Don River mouth in Queensland
Standort
LandAustralien
StateQueensland
RegionNorth Queensland
CityBowen
Physical characteristics
SourceClarke Range
 • locationbelow Mount Roundhill
 • coordinates20°33′46″S 148°16′19″E / 20.56278°S 148.27194°E / -20.56278; 148.27194
 • elevation253 m (830 ft)
MouthCoral Sea
 • location
near Bowen
 • coordinates
19°56′52″S 148°09′55″E / 19.94778°S 148.16528°E / -19.94778; 148.16528
 • elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Length60 km (37 mi)
Basin size1,200 km2 (460 sq mi) to 1,116.8 km2 (431.2 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average8.5 m3/s (270 GL/a)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftBluff Creek, Humbug Creek, Monte Christo Creek, Boundary Creek (Queensland), Selina Creek
 • rightWild Creek, Oaky Creek (Queensland), Spring Creek (Queensland), Simon Creek (Queensland), Ida Creek, Menilden Creek, Grasstree Creek, Police Camp Creek
National parkEungella National Park
[2]

The Don River is a river in North Queensland, Australia.

Course and features

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The Don River rises in the Clarke Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, below Mount Roundhill and west of Proserpine. The river flows generally north by northeast through the Eungella National Park and is joined by thirteen minor tributaries, towards its mouth and empties into the Coral Sea north of Bowen. With a catchment area of 1,200 square kilometres (460 sq mi),[3] the river descends 253 metres (830 ft) over its 60-kilometre (37 mi) course.[2]

High salinity levels have been recorded at the mouth of the river.[4] Land use in the upper catchment is mostly beef cattle production with crops grown in the richer soils downstream.[3]

The river is crossed by the Bruce Highway via the Don River Bridge at Bowen.

Flooding

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The highest recorded flood was in 1970 when the river reached 7.25 metres (23.8 ft) at the Bowen Pumping Station.[3] The river delta is particularly vulnerable to flooding during cyclones.[4]

Floods in 2008 left deposits of sand which raised the riverbed considerably.[5] Approval to dredge sand was granted by the Queensland Government, however only about half of that has been removed in recent years. A flood in 2008 lead the Whitsunday Regional Council to create a channel so that similar flooding could be avoided.[6]

A management plan for the river was established late in 2008. It included measures to encourage further sand extraction.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "East Coastal Watersheds".
  2. ^ a b "Map of Don River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Flood Warning System For The Don River". Bureau of Meteorology. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Water resources - Overview - Queensland: Groundwater Management Unit: Don River". Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Bowen council seeks approval to dredge Don River". ABC News. Australia. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Hope for channel to stop Don River flooding". ABC News. Australia. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Govt to invest $1.4m in Don River flood prevention". ABC News. Australia. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
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