Annan | |
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Location of Annan River mouth in Queensland | |
Etymology | River Annan, Scotland[1] |
Native name | Yuku Baja (Kuku Nyungkal) |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Queensland |
Region | Far North Queensland, Wet Tropics of Queensland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Yorkey Range |
• location | below Mount Romeo |
• coordinates | 15°50′13″S 145°17′26″E / 15.83694°S 145.29056°E |
• elevation | 568 m (1,864 ft) |
Mouth | Walker Bay, Coral Sea |
• location | south of Cooktown |
• coordinates | 15°31′49″S 145°16′25″E / 15.53028°S 145.27361°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 66 km (41 mi) |
Basin size | 750 km2 (290 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Near mouth |
• average | 26.6 m3/s (840 GL/a)[2] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Scrubby Creek, Oaky Creek (Queensland) |
• right | Trevethan Creek |
National parks | Kalkajaka National Park; Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) National Park |
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The Annan River (Kuku Nyungkal: Yuku Baja[7]) is a river in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland, Australia.
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