The Norman River is a river in the
Gulf Country
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,
Queensland
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, Australia. The river originates in the
Gregory Range 200 km southeast of
Croydon
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and flows 420 km northwest to the
Gulf of Carpentaria
The Gulf of Carpentaria (, ) is a large, shallow sea enclosed on three sides by northern Australia and bounded on the north by the eastern Arafura Sea (the body of water that lies between Australia and New Guinea). The northern boundary i ...
. It is joined by three major
tributaries
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, the
Carron,
Clara
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Organizations
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* Clara.Net, a European ISP
* Consolidated Land and Rail Australia, a property development consortium
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* Clara (given name), a feminine gi ...
and
Yappar Rivers.
The river flows through
Normanton before entering the Gulf of Carpentaria through the major fishing port of
Karumba. The mouth of the river lies in the
Gulf Plains Important Bird Area.
[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 km
2.
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.
See also
*
List of rivers of Australia
This is a list of rivers of Australia. Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.
Longest rivers nationally
Longest river by state or territory
Althoug ...
References
External links
Flood Warning System for the Norman River Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
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Rivers of Queensland
North West Queensland