However, the longest permanent river in the Northern Territory, as defined by international standards, is the Katherine/Daly River. This is a single river with two separating (at the Flora River tributary) European names. This great river was, until recently, deemed as two separate rivers due to the European naming conventions of the time. Its journey begins just south of Jabiru, high in the Arnhem Land escarpment as a trickle until it flows into the Timor Sea some 690 kilometres (430 mi) later, thus making it 130 kilometres (81 mi) longer than the Victoria River.
The river has 56 tributaries including the Camfield River, Wickham River, Battle Creek, Angalarri River, Gidyea Creek and Armstrong River. The river also flows through several waterholes such as Catfish waterhole and Four Mile Waterhole.[2] It has a mean annual outflow of 5,000 gigalitres (1.321×1012 US gal),[6]
Important wetlands are found in the lower reaches of the river with forming suitable habitat for waterfowl breeding colonies and roosting sites for migratory shorebirds. Large areas of rice-grass floodplain grasslands are also found along the river.[7]
On 12 September 1819, Philip Parker King came to the mouth of the Victoria and, twenty years later, in 1839, Captain J. C. Wickham arrived at the same spot in HMS Beagle and named the river after Queen Victoria. Crew members of the Beagle followed the river upstream into the interior for more than 200 kilometres (120 mi).[1]
In August 1855 Augustus Gregory sailed from Moreton Bay and at the end of September reached the estuary of the Victoria River. He sailed up the river and carried out extensive exploration.[10]
^Beale, Edgar (1983). Kennedy The Barcoo and Beyond 1847. Hobart: Blubber Head Press. ISBN0-908528-11-6.
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Victoria", p. 275).
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For other places with the same name see Victoria River The Victoria River is a river in the Victoria Bonaparte bioregion of the Northern Territory Australia Victoria RiverVictoria River access near the roadhouse Victoria River crossingLocation of the Victoria River mouth in the Northern TerritoryEtymologyQueen Victoria 1 LocationCountryAustraliaTerritoryNorthern TerritoryRegionVictoria Bonaparte IBRA Physical characteristicsSourceMount Farquharson elevation364 m 1 194 ft MouthJoseph Bonaparte Gulf coordinates14 56 50 S 129 33 15 E 14 94722 S 129 55417 E 14 94722 129 55417 elevation0 m 0 ft Length560 km 350 mi Basin size87 900 km2 33 900 sq mi Discharge average158 4 m3 s 5 590 cu ft s Basin featuresNational parkJudbarra Gregory NP 2 3 Contents 1 Location and features 2 History 3 Eponyms 4 See also 5 ReferencesLocation and features edit nbsp Killing an Alligator Victoria River from Volume 2 of John Lort Stokes 1846 book Discoveries in Australia Flowing for 560 kilometres 350 mi from its source south of the Judbarra Gregory National Park until it enters Joseph Bonaparte Gulf in the Timor Sea the Victoria River is the longest singularly named permanent river in the Northern Territory 4 Part of the area adjoining the river mouth has been identified as the Legune Joseph Bonaparte Bay Important Bird Area because of its importance for waterbirds 5 However the longest permanent river in the Northern Territory as defined by international standards is the Katherine Daly River This is a single river with two separating at the Flora River tributary European names This great river was until recently deemed as two separate rivers due to the European naming conventions of the time Its journey begins just south of Jabiru high in the Arnhem Land escarpment as a trickle until it flows into the Timor Sea some 690 kilometres 430 mi later thus making it 130 kilometres 81 mi longer than the Victoria River The river has 56 tributaries including the Camfield River Wickham River Battle Creek Angalarri River Gidyea Creek and Armstrong River The river also flows through several waterholes such as Catfish waterhole and Four Mile Waterhole 2 It has a mean annual outflow of 5 000 gigalitres 1 321 1012 US gal 6 Important wetlands are found in the lower reaches of the river with forming suitable habitat for waterfowl breeding colonies and roosting sites for migratory shorebirds Large areas of rice grass floodplain grasslands are also found along the river 7 Several large cattle stations are found along the length of the river including Riveren where the river originates 3 Victoria River Downs Wave Hill Station 8 and Coolibah Station 9 History editOn 12 September 1819 Philip Parker King came to the mouth of the Victoria and twenty years later in 1839 Captain J C Wickham arrived at the same spot in HMS Beagle and named the river after Queen Victoria Crew members of the Beagle followed the river upstream into the interior for more than 200 kilometres 120 mi 1 In August 1855 Augustus Gregory sailed from Moreton Bay and at the end of September reached the estuary of the Victoria River He sailed up the river and carried out extensive exploration 10 In 1847 Edmund Kennedy went on an expedition to trace the route of the River Victoria of Thomas Mitchell with a view to finding whether there was a practical route to the Gulf of Carpentaria This River Victoria was later renamed the Barcoo River 11 Eponyms editA species of turtle Emydura victoriae is named after the Victoria River 12 See also edit nbsp Water portal nbsp Environment portalList of rivers of the Northern TerritoryReferences edit a b Discovery of Victoria River South Australian History site Retrieved 2 September 2013 a b Map of Victoria River NT Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia 2013 Retrieved 29 September 2014 a b Overview of the Victoria River Catchment PDF Top End Waterways Project 2005 Retrieved 29 September 2014 Longest rivers by State and Territory Geoscience Australia Australian Government Retrieved 17 February 2013 IBA Legune Joseph Bonaparte Bay Birdata Birds Australia Retrieved 5 August 2011 Victoria River PDF TRaCK 2009 Retrieved 12 May 2015 Victoria Bonaparte Bioregional Description Northern Territory Government Archived from the original on 27 March 2015 Retrieved 3 May 2015 National Heritage Places Wave Hill Walk Off Route Government of Australia 2011 Retrieved 29 November 2013 Its our chopper and we ll ski if we want to NT News March 2012 Retrieved 29 November 2013 Waterson D B 1972 Gregory Sir Augustus Charles 1819 1905 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 20 June 2012 Beale Edgar 1983 Kennedy The Barcoo and Beyond 1847 Hobart Blubber Head Press ISBN 0 908528 11 6 Beolens Bo Watkins Michael Grayson Michael 2011 The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press xiii 296 pp ISBN 978 1 4214 0135 5 Victoria p 275 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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