Daly River (Northern Territory)
The Daly River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia. Settlement on the river is centred on the Aboriginal community of Nauiyu, originally the site of a Catholic mission, as well as the town of Daly River itself, at the river crossing a few kilometres to the south. The Daly River is part of the Daly Catchment that flows from northern Northern Territory to central Northern Territory.
| Daly River | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Dominick Daly |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Territory | Northern Territory |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of Flora and Katherine river |
| • coordinates | 14°39′22.9536″S 131°42′18.0864″E --> |
| • elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| 2nd source | Katherine River |
| • location | Arnhem Land |
| • coordinates | 13°16′2.9784″S 133°4′27.7608″E |
| • elevation | 453 m (1,486 ft) |
| 3rd source | Flora River |
| • location | Flora River Nature Park |
| • coordinates | 14°54′37.6884″S 131°10′35.0328″E |
| • elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Mouth | Timor Sea |
• coordinates | 13°20′S 130°19′E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 354 km (220 mi) |
| Basin size | 53,708 km2 (20,737 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Timor Sea (near mouth) |
| • average | 369.7 m3/s (11,670 GL/a) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Wooliana (92 rkm, 13°40′43.428″S 130°38′36.6648″E; Basin size: 49,898.4 km2 (19,265.9 sq mi) |
| • average | 317.8 m3/s (10,030 GL/a) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mount Nancar (113 rkm, 13°47′58.8624″S 130°43′30.2448″E; Basin size: 47,652 km2 (18,399 sq mi) |
| • average | (Period: 2000-2022)315.3 m3/s (9,950 GL/a) |
| • minimum | 11 m3/s (350 GL/a) (1970) |
| • maximum | 8,293 m3/s (261,700 GL/a) (1998) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Dorisvale Crossing (214 rkm, 14°21′47.8764″S 131°33′23.9004″E; Basin size: 33,227 km2 (12,829 sq mi) |
| • average | (Period: 2000-2022)215.1 m3/s (6,790 GL/a) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Flora, Bradshaw Creek, Jinduckin Creek, Cattle Creek, Bamboo Creek, Fish, Chilling Creek, Hermit Creek |
| • right | Katherine, Fergusson, Stray Creek, Douglas, Green Ant Creek, Hayward Creek, Kilfoyle Creek, Elliot Creek |
The Daly River flows 354 kilometres (220 mi) from the confluence of the Flora River and Katherine River to its mouth on the Timor Sea.
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