Barron River (Queensland)

Not to be confused with Barron River (Ontario).

Barron
The Barron Falls near Kuranda
Barron River (Queensland) is located in Queensland
Barron River (Queensland)
Location of Barron River river mouth in Queensland
EtymologyIn honour of Thomas Barron, a Brisbane chief clerk of police.[1]
Native nameBibhoora[citation needed]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
RegionFar North Queensland
Physical characteristics
SourceAtherton Tablelands
 • locationbelow Mount Hypipamee
 • coordinates17°25′48″S 145°30′48″E / 17.43000°S 145.51333°E / -17.43000; 145.51333
 • elevation1,200 m (3,900 ft)
MouthCoral Sea
 • location
Machans Beach/Aeroglen
 • coordinates
16°51′41″S 145°46′15″E / 16.86139°S 145.77083°E / -16.86139; 145.77083
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length165 km (103 mi)
Basin size2,138 km2 (825 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average29.4 m3/s (930 GL/a)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftGranite Creek (Queensland), Flaggy Creek
 • rightPeterson Creek (Queensland), Tinaroo Creek, Clohessy River
WaterfallsBarron Falls; Dinner Falls
National parksMount Hypipamee National Park; Barron Gorge National Park
[3][4][5][6][7]

The Barron River (Indigenous: Bibhoora[citation needed]) is located on the Atherton Tablelands inland from Cairns in North Queensland, Australia. With its headwaters below Mount Hypipamee, the 165-kilometre (103 mi)-long river with a catchment area of approximately 2,138 square kilometres (825 sq mi) forms through run off from the Mount Hypipamee National Park, flows through Lake Tinaroo, and eventually empties into the Coral Sea between Machans Beach and Aeroglen.[8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference qpn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "East Coastal Watersheds".
  3. ^ "Map of Barron River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Map of Barron River (1), QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Map of Barron River (2), QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Map of Barron River (3), QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Water resources – Overview – Queensland – Basin & Surface Water Management Area: Barron River". Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
  8. ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 March 2024.