Brunette Downs Station

Brunette Downs Station, mostly referred to as Brunette Downs, is a pastoral lease operating as a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Brunette Downs Station is located about 216 kilometres (134 mi) north east of Tennant Creek and 229 kilometres (142 mi) north west of Camooweal (Queensland), in the Northern Territory. It is bounded by Rockhampton Downs Station to the west, Alroy Downs to the south, Mittiebah and Alexandria Station to the east and Cresswell Downs to the north. The ephemeral waterways Playford River, Brunette Creek, Cresswell Creek and Boree Creek all flow through the property. The Tablelands Highway bisects Brunette Downs.

The station occupies an area of 12,212 square kilometres (4,715 sq mi) on the Barkly Tableland, and is currently owned by the Australian Agricultural Company. It is the second largest station in the Northern Territory (after Alexandria Station), and larger than some countries.

The cattle run on the property are a mixed herd of Barkly Composite, Brahman and Santa Gertrudis. The station has a carrying capacity of 110,000 head, and an annual turn off of 35,000. The operation requires over 50 staff. The black soil of the station is well covered with Mitchell grass and Flinders grass, with a range of native grasses and herbs appearing following the rains. The land area is broken up into 53 paddocks with an average size of 336 square kilometres (130 sq mi). There are also 19 holding paddocks and 16 steel yards. Most of the station is open downs with small wooded areas. A large lake system, called the Brunette Lake system, is also found on the station. The three main lakes in the system are Lake Sylvester, de Burgh and Corella. The system makes up about 20% of the property and is ideal fattening country.

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