Barron River (Queensland)

Barron River (Queensland)

The Barron River is located on the Atherton Tableland inland from Cairns in Northern Queensland, Australia. With its headwater at Lake Tinaroo, it is more than 165km long and has a catchment area of approximately 2300 km² [ [http://members.optusnet.com.au/aquatichabitats/Barron.htm Barron River ] ]

History

The river's original Aboriginal name is "Bibhoora". The river gained its current name in 1875 when two police sub-inspectors, Johnstone and Douglas, named it after "T.H. Barron", chief clerk of police in Brisbane. The river was actually discovered (but not named) by James Venture Mulligan in 1874.

Geography

Over time, some of the Mitchell River's former headwaters were diverted by natural forces into the Barron. These include the Clohesy River and other tribtries that used to flow northwest to the Gulf of Carpentaria. With the extra water now flowing over the 260 metre high Barron Falls, the steep, narrow Barron Gorge was formed. Much of the water that used to flow over the falls has now been diverted to generate electricity at the Barron Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station.

The Barron's headwaters start in the Crater National Park near Mt Hypipamee at an altitude of 1200 m. Flowing north 65 km across the Atherton Tablelands before finally turning east after Mareeba towards Kuranda. After passing under the Kuranda Range Highway's bridge and through Kuranda proper, it then descends down the 260 metre high Barron Falls and reaches the Cairns floodplains near Smithfield.

The River's catchment area includes the major tributaries flowing into Lake Tinaroo including Kauri, Mazlin, McLean, Maroobi, Peterson and Severin Creeks. It also absorbs most of the major tributaries on the Atherton Tableland, including Granite Creek, the Clohesy River and Stoney Creek. This also includes Thomatis Creek, which has only been connected to the Barron since 1932 and has been responsible for divertedpart of the flow from the river. Freshwater Creek joins the Barron River below the Gorge and drains Lake Morris and Lamb and Whitfield Ranges. Before entering the Pacific Ocean, the river's delta splits into three distributaries, the main river channel, Thomatis/Richters Creek and Redden Creek. During times of flooding two other distributaries also operate - Barr Creek and Half Moon Creek.

ee also

*Barron Gorge National Park

References


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