The Suttor River is a river in
Central Queensland
Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland ( a state in Australia) that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton. The region extends from the Capricorn Coas ...
, Australia. The
Belyando River
The Belyando River, including the Belyando River (Western Branch), is a river system located in Central Queensland, Central Queensland, Australia. At in length and with a drainage basin, catchment area of , the Belyando River system is one of th ...
is its main tributary.
The river has its origins in the
Leichhardt Range, north west of
Glenden. It flows into
Lake Dalrymple, becoming a tributary of the
Burdekin River
The Burdekin River is a river located in North and Far North Queensland, Australia. The river rises on the northern slopes of Boulder Mountain at Valley of Lagoons, part of the western slope of the Seaview Range, and flows into the Coral Sea a ...
.
Geography
A
DIWA wetlands can be found along the course of the river. The wetland known as the Scartwater Aggregation is a floodplain upstream from
Lake Dalrymple where the river is split into two major channels by Scartwater Hill, a
sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks.
Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...
outcrop, the channels contain two large permanent waterholes.
History
Jangga, also known as Yangga, is a language of
Central Queensland
Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland ( a state in Australia) that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton. The region extends from the Capricorn Coas ...
. The Jangga language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the
Etheridge Shire Council.
The river was named after
William Henry Suttor
William Henry Suttor (Senior) (12 December 1805 – 20 October 1877) was an Australian pastoralist and politician.
Early life
Suttor was born in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, the third son of George Suttor and his wife Sarah Maria, ''née' ...
on 7 March 1845 by explorer
Ludwig Leichhardt
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (), known as Ludwig Leichhardt, (23 October 1813 – c. 1848) was a German explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.Ken Eastwood,'Cold case: Leichhardt's dis ...
on his expedition from
Moreton Bay
Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are ...
to
Port Essington. Suttor had given Leichhardt some bullocks for his expedition.
The
Suttor River Causeway is a stone
causeway built across the Suttor River on the Old Bowen Downs Road (today at St Anns Road,
Mount Coolon). It was built in 1876 by
Queensland Department of Public Works and is now listed on the
Queensland Heritage Register
The Queensland Heritage Register is a heritage register, a statutory list of places in Queensland, Australia that are protected by Queensland legislation, the Queensland Heritage Act 1992. It is maintained by the Queensland Heritage Council. A ...
as a rare example of the road construction techniques and materials employed in the state at the time.
See also
*
List of rivers of Australia
References
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Rivers of Queensland
Central Queensland
DIWA-listed wetlands