The Norman River is a river in the

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Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. The river originates in the

Gregory Range The Gregory Range is a mountain range located in Far North Queensland, Australia. Location and features Part of the Great Dividing Range, the Gregory Range lies southeast of and southwest of . The range is located in an area of ephemeral water ...

200 km southeast of

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and flows 420 km northwest to the

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. It is joined by three major

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, the

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and Yappar Rivers. The river flows through Normanton before entering the Gulf of Carpentaria through the major fishing port of

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. The mouth of the river lies in the

Gulf Plains Important Bird Area The Gulf Plains Important Bird Area comprises 8868 km2 of the low-lying coastal plains bordering the south-eastern corner of the Gulf of Carpentaria in north-west Queensland, Australia. It was identified by BirdLife International as an ...

.BirdLife International (2011) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gulf Plains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/07/2011 The record flood of the river occurred in 1974, cresting at 8.8 metres in Normanton and causing the inundation of the town. The river's catchment area covers 50,445 km². There are two water storage facilities along the river,

Belmore Creek Dam Belmore may refer to: People * Bertha Belmore (1882–1953), British stage and film actress * Lionel Belmore (1867–1953), English actor and film director * Rebecca Belmore (born 1960), inter-disciplinary Anishinaabekwe artist Places * Belmo ...

and Glenore Weir, totaling 4,350 ML in capacity.

References

External links

Flood Warning System for the Norman River
Australian Bureau of Meteorology. {{coord, 17, 28, S, 140, 49, E, display=title, region:AU_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki Rivers of Queensland North West Queensland

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