Leichhardt | |
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Location of Leichhardt River river mouth in Queensland | |
Etymology | Ludwig Leichhardt |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | Queensland |
Region | Gulf Country |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Rifle Creek |
• location | Selwyn Range, Australia |
• elevation | 406 m (1,332 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia |
• coordinates | 17°34′46″S 139°47′37″E / 17.57944°S 139.79361°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 630 km (390 mi) |
Basin size | 32,878 km2 (12,694 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 69 m3/s (2,400 cu ft/s) |
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The Leichhardt River is a river in north-west Queensland, Australia.