| Mossman River | |
|---|---|
 The Mossman River during the wet season, 2010 | |
  Location of Mossman River mouth in Queensland | |
| Etymology | In honour of Hugh Mosman[2] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Far North Queensland, Cape York Peninsula |
| City | Mossman |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | below Devil's Thumb |
| • coordinates | 16°25′46″S 145°15′14″E / 16.42951°S 145.25384°E |
| • elevation | 1,050 m (3,440 ft) |
| Mouth | Trinity Bay, Coral Sea[1] |
• location | between Newell and Cooya Beach |
• coordinates | 16°26′05″S 145°24′19″E / 16.43474°S 145.40533°E[1] |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Basin size | 218.2 km2 (84.2 sq mi)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 5.1 m3/s (160 GL/a)[3] |
| Basin features | |
| National park | Daintree National Park |
| [4] | |
The Mossman River is a river in lower Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.[5]
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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qpnwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "East Coastal Watersheds". Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Map of Mossman River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Mossman River – river in the Shire of Douglas (entry 22942)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 September 2024.