Annan River
The Annan River (Kuku Nyungkal: Yuku Baja) is a river in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland, Australia.
| Annan | |
|---|---|
A waterfall in the Upper Annan River catchment | |
Location of Annan River mouth in Queensland | |
| Etymology | River Annan, Scotland |
| Native name | Yuku Baja (Kuku Nyungkal) |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Far North Queensland, Wet Tropics of Queensland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Yorkey Range |
| • location | below Mount Romeo |
| • coordinates | 15°50′13″S 145°17′26″E |
| • elevation | 568 m (1,864 ft) |
| Mouth | Walker Bay, Coral Sea |
• location | south of Cooktown |
• coordinates | 15°31′49″S 145°16′25″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 66 km (41 mi) |
| Basin size | 750 km2 (290 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 26.6 m3/s (840 GL/a) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Scrubby Creek, Oaky Creek (Queensland) |
| • right | Trevethan Creek |
| National parks | Kalkajaka National Park; Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) National Park |
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