Victoria River (Northern Territory)

For other places with the same name, see Victoria River.

Victoria River
Victoria River access, near the roadhouse Victoria River crossing
Victoria River (Northern Territory) is located in Northern Territory
Victoria River (Northern Territory)
Location of the Victoria River mouth
in the Northern Territory
EtymologyQueen Victoria[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
TerritoryNorthern Territory
RegionVictoria Bonaparte (IBRA)
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Farquharson
 • coordinates17°28′16.1436″S 130°49′39.6048″E / 17.471151000°S 130.827668000°E / -17.471151000; 130.827668000
 • elevation364 m (1,194 ft)
MouthJoseph Bonaparte Gulf
 • coordinates
14°56′50″S 129°33′15″E / 14.94722°S 129.55417°E / -14.94722; 129.55417
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length560 km (350 mi)
Basin size87,900 km2 (33,900 sq mi) to 99,412.5 km2 (38,383.4 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average(Period: 1971–2000)345.7 m3/s (10,910 GL/a)[2] 158.4 m3/s (5,590 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemVictoria River
Tributaries 
 • leftWickham, Baines, Bullo
 • rightCamfield, Angalarri
National parkJudbarra / Gregory NP
[3][4]

The Victoria River is a river in the bioregion of Victoria Bonaparte in the Northern Territory of Australia. It flows for 560 kilometres (350 mi) from its source south of the Judbarra / Gregory National Park to the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf in the Timor Sea.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sahistory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Victoria".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bonzle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Overview of the Victoria River Catchment" (PDF). Top End Waterways Project. 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2014.