Fitzroy River (Queensland)
| Fitzroy (Toonooba) | |
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 Dawn breaks on the Fitzroy River as it passes through Rockhampton
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| Name origin: In honour of Sir Charles FitzRoy | |
| Country | Australia |
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| State | Queensland |
| Region | Central Queensland |
| City | Rockhampton |
| Source confluence | Dawson River and Mackenzie River |
| - coordinates | 23°37′39″S 149°46′1″E / 23.62750°S 149.76694°E |
| Mouth | Coral Sea |
| - location | near Port Alma |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 23°32′15″S 150°53′13″E / 23.53750°S 150.88694°ECoordinates: 23°32′15″S 150°53′13″E / 23.53750°S 150.88694°E |
| Length | 480 km (298 mi) |
| Basin | 142,665 km2 (55,083 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 187 m3/s (6,604 cu ft/s) |
| National park | Goodedulla National Park |
| Reservoirs | Eden Bann Weir; Fitzroy River Barrage |
| Islands | Egg Island; Mudd Island; Mackenzie Island |
 Location of Fitzroy River mouth in Queensland
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The Fitzroy River (Darumbal: Toonooba) is a river located in Central Queensland, Australia. Its catchment covers an area of 142,665 square kilometres (55,083 sq mi), making it the largest river catchment flowing to the eastern coast of Australia.
Formed by the confluence of the Mackenzie and Dawson rivers that drain the Expedition Range and the Carnarvon Range respectively, the Fitzroy River rises at Duaringa and flows initially north by east, then northward near the Goodedulla National Park. The river then flows in an easterly direction near the Lake Learmouth State Forest and parallel with the Bruce Highway through the settlement of Yamba, before turning south to Rockhampton where the river is crossed by the Bruce Highway. After flowing through Rockhampton, the river flows south by east past the Beserker Range past Humbug Point to the south of the Flat Top Range and eventually discharging into Keppel Bay in the Coral Sea near the MacKenzie Island Conservation Park.
From source to mouth, the Fitzroy River is joined by thirty-six tributaries including the Mackenzie River – with its tributaries the Nogoa River, Comet River, Isaac River and its tributary Connors River; and the Dawson River – which has two tributaries, the Don River and Dee River.
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