Bowen River (Queensland)

For other uses, see Bowen River.

Bowen
Bowen River Weir, 2010
Bowen River (Queensland) is located in Queensland
Bowen River (Queensland)
Location of Bowen River mouth in Queensland
EtymologySir George Bowen[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
RegionNorth Queensland
Physical characteristics
SourceNormanby Range, Great Dividing Range
 • locationnear Turrawulla
 • coordinates21°09′27″S 148°13′59″E / 21.15750°S 148.23306°E / -21.15750; 148.23306
 • elevation260 m (850 ft)
Source confluenceBroken River and Little Bowen River
 • coordinates20°48′39″S 148°05′00″E / 20.81083°S 148.08333°E / -20.81083; 148.08333
 • elevation148 m (486 ft)
MouthBurdekin River
 • location
south southeast of Ravenswood
 • coordinates
20°23′40″S 147°20′55″E / 20.39444°S 147.34861°E / -20.39444; 147.34861
 • elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Length129 km (80 mi)
Basin size9,452 km2 (3,649 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemBurdekin River
Tributaries 
 • leftRosella Creek, Parrot Creek, Ten Mile Creek (Queensland), Oaky Creek (Queensland), Sandalwood Creek
 • rightFlagstaff Creek, Basin Creek, Jack Creek (Queensland), Twelve Mile Creek (Queensland), Pelican Creek (Queensland)
[2]

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

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference QPN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Map of Bowen River Qld". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2015.