The mitchell river is a river located in far north queensland, australia. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and nature trips and is accessible yearround. Google chrome for best results or download the mitchell water plan area map pdf, 2. Mitchell was named after sir thomas mitchell who camped on and named the maranoa river on june 3, 1846 during an. Mitchell river watershed management groups map of the mitchell rivers catchment. To save the pdf or kml file right click on the button above and select the save option from the menu. Since then it has grown into an independent, notforprofit organisation working in partnership with.
For more information visit the information center at the great artesian spa in mitchell. See figure 33 for a map of the distribution of mangroves and salt flats in the mitchell. The town services the local area, a cattle and sheep farming district. This report presents a sediment and nutrient budget for the mitchell river catchment, located on the western flanks of cape york and draining to the gulf of carpentaria.
Mitchell augathella roma surat chinchilla dalby tara toowoomba warwick cunnamulla hungerford. Mitchell river, river in northern queensland, australia. This map shows the soil landscapes of the mitchell river area in north west queensland. It contains information about organisations, people, policies, legislation and events related to the history of child welfare. The mitchell river watershed management group was formed after a conference on watershed management hosted by the kowanyama aboriginal community in 1990. Greg and woodi have just returned from 4 days riding outback north queensland on their adventure bikes checking out the condition of the burke developmental road and the mitchell river crossing with the long plastic bridge after this years flood. The road from the mitchell river crossing to artemis and musgrave is a reasonably well maintained road for most parts with a few gates to open and closed, close to the crossing there are many cross tracks, stock routes, gates that may confuse you if not paying attentions 2016 the rest of the. Large detailed map of queensland with cities and towns. There are a number of operators offering rafting tours along the river. Mitchell river drainage subbasin facts and maps department of. Mitchell river watershed management group 07 4092 7457.
Dont miss major mitchells campsite established in 1846 on his fourth expedition to map an overland route from sydney to darwin. Outback way australias longest short cut goes to laverton, wa a1 a1 a2 a2 a2 a2 a2 a6 a4 a7 a7 a6 33 331 116 15 116 217 110 120 143 19 22. Some views taken at the mitchell river north of mareeba in north queensland, this river starts near mareeba. The river rises on the atherton tableland about 50 kilometres 31 mi northwest of cairns, and flows about 750 kilometres 470 mi northwest across cape york peninsula from mareeba to the gulf of carpentaria the river s watershed covers an area of 71,757 km 2 27,706 sq mi. The fingerboards glenaladale iguana creek bridge p r i n c e s h w y 1 5 k m bairn sdale 2 5km b a ir n s d a le 2 5 k m d a r g o 1 0 k m 2 0 0. Mitchell river river, queensland, australia britannica.
The river rises on the atherton tableland about 50 kilometres 31 mi northwest of cairns, and flows about 750 kilometres 470 mi northwest across cape york peninsula from mareeba to the gulf of carpentaria the rivers watershed covers an area of 71,757 km 2 27,706 sq mi. Map of mitchell, qld 4465 mitchell is a town and locality in the western downs district of maranoa region, queensland, australia. The economy relies heavily on agriculture, tourism, primary production such as cattle, sheep, cypress pine milling and a quarry with crops grown in the eastern part of the area. Soil landscapes map mitchell river area publications. H 919009a mitchell river at koolatah 57 i 919011a mitchell river at gamboola 61 j 919012a galvin ck at reid ck junction 65 k 9190a mcleod river at mulligan hwy 69 l 919014a mitchell river at cooktown crossing 73 m 919201a palmer river at gold. Mitchell river mission, at trubanaman, was established by the church of england in 1905. In 1846 the new south wales surveyorgeneral, thomas mitchell, explored the maranoa district, and eight years later edmund morey occupied the. Welcome to mitchell queensland, the capital of kenniff country and gateway to the outback.
Map showing the catchments in the queensland murraydarling basin. A catchment sediment or nutrient budget accounts for the major sources. Pdf a catchment sediment and nutrient budget for the. Mitchell is situated on the banks on the maranoa river.
Access wetland mapping in pdf and kml format by selecting the desired 100k map tile below or download the data via the queensland government information service the below map is for visual representation purposes only. Crossing the mighty mitchell river north queensland after the flood waters have lowered. Large detailed map of queensland with cities and towns click to see large. Mitchell river island is situated southeast of old bay view. Aus map to go here to be supplied by cartodraft top tips for a great aussie holiday every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this brochure and all details were correct at the time of printing. Mitchell hwy w arrego hwy cunningham hwy p acifi c hwy bruce hwy bruce hwy bruce hwy leichhardt hwy burnett hwy dy on ough balonne hwy n o v r a n r a c hwy bar won hwy moonie hwy d e v e l o p m e n t al whitsunday. The mitchell river is popular with white water enthusiasts providing challenging grade iii and iv rapids. Magnetic declination is 12o26 east, correct for 2005, and increases at a rate. The map shows legislative boundaries defined by the river basin boundaries shown in the queensland drainage basins mapping 1998, dnrm. Colour map of queensland showing rivers, major locations, highways, railways, distances and route markers. It is on the warrego highway and the maranoa river. Information includes the name and number of each drainage basin. Prior to the formation of the mitchell river improvement trust in 1957, the major focus of works was flood mitigation on the floodplain around lindenow and erosion control along rivers and streams in the upper catchment including stoney and skull creeks that drop sharply from the red gum plains to the floodplain of the mitchell river.
Mitchellnormanby area, queensland, australia land systems. Frw227south mitchell river department of agriculture. Studies of the epidemiology of arthropodborne virus. Camping campsites with easy car access are located at angusvale. The boundaries and names of the queensland drainage basins are as defined by the australian water resources management committee wrmc. A statistical analysis of flood hydrology and bankfull. Maps showing the locations of flood warning rainfall and river height stations for each river basin. If you climb up on the big rock slabs on the right you get to see whats on the other side. Please obtain detailed road maps of the areas you plan to visit before you leave. For a taste of the towns chequered past take in the history at kenniff court house the original courthouse where local bushrangers, the kenniff brothers, were. Other campsites are available along the mitchell river walking track and the mitchell river. Sir thomas mitchell first visited our area in 1846, where he camped on and named the maranoa river during an expedition to find an overland route from sydney to the gulf of carpentaria.
Residents of the small queensland town of mitchell say more than threequarters of the towns homes are completely stuffed after they were swamped by an unprecedented flood over the weekend. Mitchell water resource plan consultation report pdf. For a free tour of mitchell and its attractions we operate a courtesy bus on request. Mitchell river watershed management group byrne street. This map shows cities, towns, freeways, through routes, major connecting roads, minor connecting roads, railways, fruit fly exclusion zones, cumulative distances, river and lakes in queensland. This product is a licence to access the download server to obtain raster map files for the whole of. Mitchell river crossing north queensland trail bike. Media in category mitchell river queensland the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Mitchell, a rural town, is 500 km northwest of brisbane and 80 km west of roma. River ard river nive river maranoa bungil ck r river eir moonie river c o d a m i n e r i v e r b a l o n n e r i v e.
It rises near rumula on the atherton plateau section of the eastern highlands, 30 miles 48 km northwest of cairns, and flows for 350 miles 560 km northwest across cape york peninsula to the gulf of carpentaria. Find out about river improvement trusts and their work. Mitchell river crossing on the dixie road at dunbar between normanton and artemis musgrove. Queensland water plan mitchell 2007 contents page chapter 1 preliminary. The rights to the use, flow and control of all water in queensland are.
Although the stream, fed by the palmer, walsh, and lynd rivers, has the states largest discharge, it is intermittent and. We didnt even realise what we were looking at when we first saw them, because you approach them from the top. Children living on the mission were separated from their parents and housed in segregated dormitories for the purposes of education. The mitchell river in north queensland starts at an elevation of 376m and ends flowing into the kilpatrick creek. Find out how water is managed in the mitchell water plan area and how to access water. The authors cannot accept any responsibility for any details that may have changed since the date of publication november 2014. This practice was also viewed as a means of isolating the children from their culture. Great barrier reef catchment and river basins regions map.