Jardine River
The Jardine River, formally known as Deception River, is the largest river of the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia.
| Jardine | |
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Jardine River | |
Location of Jardine River mouth in Queensland | |
| Etymology | Frank and Alexander Jardine |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Far North Queensland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Mouth | Gulf of Carpentaria, Coral Sea |
• location | Endeavour Strait |
• coordinates | 10°57′0″S 142°13′50″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 162 km (101 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,282 km2 (1,267 sq mi) to 2,734.4 km2 (1,055.8 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 82.6 m3/s (2,610 GL/a) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | McHenry River |
| National park | Apudthama National Park |
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