Burke River (Queensland)
The Burke River is an ephemeral river in Central West Queensland, Australia. The river was named in memory of Robert O'Hara Burke of the Burke and Wills expedition.
| Burke River | |
|---|---|
Boating on the Bourke River at Boulia, Queensland, ca.1906 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Central West Queensland |
| City | Boulia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Standish Ranges |
| Mouth | confluence with Eyre Creek |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Georgina River, Lake Eyre basin |
The Burke River rises in the Standish Range north of Boulia. It flows south through Boulia towards the Simpson Desert in the Lake Eyre Basin. The river flows into Eyre Creek, a tributary of the Georgina River. The Hamilton River is the second major Queensland river that flows into the Georgina downstream from the confluence with the Burke.
Yulluna (also known as Yalarnga, Yalarrnga, Jalanga, Jalannga, Wonganja, Gunggalida, Jokula) is an Australian Aboriginal language. The Yulluna language region includes the local government boundaries of the Shire of Cloncurry and other areas near the Gulf of Carpentaria including the area around the Burke River.