Thomson River (Queensland)

Thomson
Longreach, 1938
Map of the Lake Eyre Basin showing Thomson River
EtymologySir Edward Deas Thomson KCMG, CMG
Location
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
RegionCentral West Queensland, Western Queensland
CityLongreach
Physical characteristics
SourceAlma Range, Great Dividing Range
 • locationnorth of Muttaburra
 • elevation215 m (705 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Barcoo River to form Cooper Creek
 • coordinates
25°10′2″S 142°53′24″E / 25.16722°S 142.89000°E / -25.16722; 142.89000
 • elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Length350 km (220 mi)
Basin features
River systemLake Eyre Basin
Tributaries 
 • rightLandsborough Creek, Darr River
[1][2]

The Thomson River is a perennial river that forms part of the Lake Eyre Basin, situated in the central west and western regions of Queensland, Australia. Much of the course of the river comprises a series of narrow channels synonymous with the Channel Country and the Galilee subregion.[2]

The river was named in 1847 by the explorer, Edmund Kennedy, in honour of The Hon. Sir Edward Deas Thomson KCMG, CMG, the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales at the time of discovery.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Map of Thomson River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Current water accounts and water quality for the Galilee subregion: Surface water". Bioregional Assessment Programme. Bureau of Meteorology, Australian Government. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ^ Towner, A. C. (1962). "An outline of the history of Western Queensland" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. 6 (4). Brisbane: Royal Historical Society of Queensland, State Library of Queensland: 781. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Travel: Longreach". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2017.