Condamine River

Condamine
Condamine River, Warwick, 2009
Condamine River is located in Queensland
Condamine River
Location of Condamine River mouth in Queensland
EtymologyIn honour of Thomas de la Condamine
Location
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
RegionsDarling Downs, South West Queensland
SettlementsKillarney, Warwick
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Superbus
 • locationThe Head near Main Range National Park
 • coordinates28°14′42″S 152°28′21″E / 28.24500°S 152.47250°E / -28.24500; 152.47250
 • elevation772 m (2,533 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Dogwood Creek to form the Balonne River
 • location
between Surat and Condamine
 • coordinates
27°03′20″S 149°37′37″E / 27.05556°S 149.62694°E / -27.05556; 149.62694
 • elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Length657 km (408 mi)
Basin size13,292 km2 (5,132 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemBalonne catchment,
Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • leftSandy Creek (Condamine River), Wilkie Creek, Wambo Creek, Undulla Creek
 • rightEmu Creek (Condamine River), Swan Creek (Condamine River), Glengallen Creek, Dalrymple Creek, Kings Creek (Condamine River), Hodgson Creek, Oakey Creek, Myall Creek, Jimbour Creek, Cooranga Creek, Charleys Creek
Reservoirs and weirsTalgai Weir, Yarramalong Weir, Lemon Tree Weir, Loudoun Weir, Tipton Weir, Cecil Plains Weir
[1]

The Condamine River, part of the Balonne catchment that is part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia. The river is approximately 500 kilometres (310 mi) long and rises on Mount Superbus, South East Queensland's highest peak, on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the east coast of Queensland, and then flows north west across the Darling Downs, then west.[2] The Condamine River is a tributary of the Darling River.

  1. ^ "Map of Condamine River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. ^ Shaw, John H., Collins Australian Encyclopedia, Collins, Sydney, 1984, ISBN 0-00-217315-8