Nicholson | |
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Location of Nicholson River mouth in Queensland | |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
Territory | Northern Territory |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Barkly Tableland |
• location | west of China Wall, Northern Territory |
• elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Mouth | Gulf of Carpentaria |
• location | Pasco Inlet, Queensland |
• coordinates | 17°30′21″S 139°36′14″E / 17.50583°S 139.60389°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 725 km (450 mi) |
Basin size | 53,200 km2 (20,500 sq mi) |
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The Nicholson River is a river in the Northern Territory and the state of Queensland, Australia.
The Aboriginal mission at Doomadgee was also historically referred to as located on Nicholson River in some sources.[2]