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An intermittent river of northeast Australia flowing about 837 km (520 mi) northwest to the Gulf of Carpentaria.

 

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River, Queensland, Australia. It rises on the southwestern slopes of the Gregory Range and flows west and then north to the Gulf of Carpentaria through two mouths, the second known as the Bynoe River, after a course of 520 mi (837 km). The river's valley was first settled in 1864; its lands are used in part for raising cattle and sheep. Only its lowest 70 mi (113 km) are usually perennial, with the rest of the river drying up during certain seasons of the year.

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The Flinders River is the longest river in Queensland, Australia at about 840 km. The river rises in the Great Dividing Range northeast of Hughenden and flows past Hughenden, Richmond and Julia Creek then northwest to the Gulf of Carpentaria near Karumba, Queensland and 2nd longest in Australia.

The principal tributaries are the Cloncurry River and the Corella River.

The Flinders was named after the explorer Matthew Flinders.

Coordinates: 17°36′S 140°36′E / 17.6°S 140.6°E / -17.6; 140.6

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