Haughton | |
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Location of Haughton River mouth in Queensland | |
Etymology | Richard Houghton[1] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Queensland |
Region | North Queensland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Leichhardt Range |
• location | below Haughton Valley |
• coordinates | 19°49′40″S 146°38′06″E / 19.82778°S 146.63500°E |
• elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
Mouth | Bowling Green Bay |
• location | Coral Sea |
• coordinates | 19°23′25″S 147°07′51″E / 19.39028°S 147.13083°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 110 km (68 mi) |
Basin size | 2,172.4 km2 (838.8 sq mi)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Near mouth |
• average | 9.9 m3/s (310 GL/a)[2] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Major Creek, Reid River |
National park | Bowling Green Bay National Park |
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The Haughton River is a river in North Queensland, Australia.[4]