Dumaresq (Karaula) | |
Macintyre Brook, Dumaresq or Severn River | |
River | |
Dumaresq River near Texas, Queensland.
On the left bank is Queensland; on the right bank is New South Wales. |
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Name origin: In honour of the Dumaresq family, relatives of Ralph Darling |
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Country | Australia |
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States | New South Wales, Queensland |
Regions | Northern Tablelands, Darling Downs, North West Slopes |
Part of | Macintyre River catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
Tributaries | |
- left | Mole River, Beardy River, Macintyre Brook |
- right | Pike Creek, Severn River (Queensland) |
Source | Great Dividing Range |
Source confluence | Severn River (Queensland) and Tenterfield Creek |
- location | east of Glenlyon Dam, Queensland |
- elevation | 381 m (1,250 ft) |
- coordinates | 28°57′42″S 151°32′32″E / 28.96167°S 151.54222°E |
Mouth | confluence with the Macintyre River |
- location | east of Boggabilla, New South Wales |
- elevation | 227 m (745 ft) |
- coordinates | 28°39′45″S 150°29′1″E / 28.66250°S 150.48361°ECoordinates: 28°39′45″S 150°29′1″E / 28.66250°S 150.48361°E |
Length | 214 km (133 mi) |
Location of Dumaresq River mouth in New South Wales
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The Dumaresq River /djuːˈmɛrɪk/, (Indigenous Bigambul: Karaula) a perennial stream of the Macintyre catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes regions of New South Wales and the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia.
Part of the course of the river marks the boundary between Queensland and New South Wales.
The river rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, formed by the confluence of the Queensland branch of the Severn River and the Tenterfield Creek, east of Glenlyon Dam in Queensland. The upper reaches of the Dumaresq River form north of Stanthorpe, Queensland. The Dumaresq River flows generally southwest and northwest, joined by fourteen tributaries, including the Mole River, Pike Creek, Beardy River, and Macintyre Brook, before reaching its confluence with the Macintyre River, east of Boggabilla. The river descends 154 metres (505 ft) over its 214-kilometre (133 mi) course.