Condamine River
The Condamine River, part of the Balonne catchment that is part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia. The river is approximately 500 kilometres (310 mi) long and rises on Mount Superbus, South East Queensland's highest peak, on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the east coast of Queensland, and then flows north west across the Darling Downs, then west. The Condamine River is a tributary of the Darling River.
| Condamine | |
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Condamine River, Warwick, 2009 | |
Location of Condamine River mouth in Queensland | |
| Etymology | In honour of Thomas de la Condamine |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Regions | Darling Downs, South West Queensland |
| Settlements | Killarney, Warwick |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Superbus |
| • location | The Head near Main Range National Park |
| • coordinates | 28°14′42″S 152°28′21″E |
| • elevation | 772 m (2,533 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Dogwood Creek to form the Balonne River |
• location | between Surat and Condamine |
• coordinates | 27°03′20″S 149°37′37″E |
• elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Length | 657 km (408 mi) |
| Basin size | 13,292 km2 (5,132 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Balonne catchment, Murray-Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sandy Creek (Condamine River), Wilkie Creek, Wambo Creek, Undulla Creek |
| • right | Emu Creek (Condamine River), Swan Creek (Condamine River), Glengallen Creek, Dalrymple Creek, Kings Creek (Condamine River), Hodgson Creek, Oakey Creek, Myall Creek, Jimbour Creek, Cooranga Creek, Charleys Creek |
| Reservoirs and weirs | Talgai Weir, Yarramalong Weir, Lemon Tree Weir, Loudoun Weir, Tipton Weir, Cecil Plains Weir |
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