The headwaters of the river rise on the Cape York Peninsula approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) from the west coast and flows south through uninhabited country along the coastal plain and eventually discharges into Archer Bay, along with the Archer and Watson River,[2] just north of Aurukun[3] and then onto the Gulf of Carpentaria. Four tributaries contribute to the Ward; Coconut Creek, Tappelbang Creek, Sandy Creek and Possum Creek.[1]
The river is located within the Watson River catchment and in 2009 the river was considered for nomination as a wild river.[4]
ward, river, north, queensland, other, rivers, ward, river, disambiguation, ward, river, river, north, queensland, australia, wardlocation, ward, river, mouth, queenslandlocationcountryaustraliastatequeenslandregionfar, north, queenslandphysical, characteristi. For other rivers see Ward River disambiguation The Ward River is a river in Far North Queensland Australia WardLocation of Ward River mouth in QueenslandLocationCountryAustraliaStateQueenslandRegionFar North QueenslandPhysical characteristicsSourceCape York Peninsula elevation42 m 138 ft MouthArcher Bay locationnorth of Aurukun coordinates13 17 36 S 141 44 12 E 13 29333 S 141 73667 E 13 29333 141 73667 elevation0 m 0 ft Length46 km 29 mi Basin featuresRiver systemWatson River catchment 1 The headwaters of the river rise on the Cape York Peninsula approximately 12 kilometres 7 mi from the west coast and flows south through uninhabited country along the coastal plain and eventually discharges into Archer Bay along with the Archer and Watson River 2 just north of Aurukun 3 and then onto the Gulf of Carpentaria Four tributaries contribute to the Ward Coconut Creek Tappelbang Creek Sandy Creek and Possum Creek 1 The river is located within the Watson River catchment and in 2009 the river was considered for nomination as a wild river 4 See also edit nbsp Water portal nbsp Environment portal nbsp Queensland portal List of rivers of Australia QueenslandReferences edit a b Map of Ward River QLD Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia Retrieved 11 June 2015 Aurukun Cape York Mothership Fishabout Retrieved 11 June 2015 Aurukun campus Queensland Government 2015 Retrieved 11 June 2015 Stewart Basin wild river declaration consultation report Queensland Government 2009 Retrieved 11 June 2015 nbsp This Queensland river or creek related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ward River Far North Queensland amp oldid 1160570468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
