Normanby River

Normanby
East Normanby, West Normanby, East Normanby North Branch, East Normanby South Branch, Granite Normanby
River
Name origin: In honour of George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	Far North Queensland, Cape York Peninsula, Wet Tropics of Queensland
Tributaries
- left	Banana Creek (Queensland), Beardmore Creek, Cabbage Tree (Welcome) Creek, Laura River, Kennedy River
- right	Nigger Creek (Queensland), Surrender Creek, Trapp Creek, Bridge Creek (Queensland), Jack River (Queensland), House Creek (Queensland)
Source	Great Dividing Range
- location	west of Wajul Wajul
- coordinates	15°55′S 145°12′E / 15.917°S 145.200°E / -15.917; 145.200
Source confluence	East and West Normanby Rivers
- elevation	125 m (410 ft)
- coordinates	15°39′39″S 144°56′17″E / 15.66083°S 144.93806°E / -15.66083; 144.93806
Mouth	Princess Charlotte Bay
- location	Lakefield National Park
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates	14°23′47″S 144°08′37″E / 14.39639°S 144.14361°E / -14.39639; 144.14361Coordinates: 14°23′47″S 144°08′37″E / 14.39639°S 144.14361°E / -14.39639; 144.14361
Length	350 km (217 mi)
Basin	24,408 km2 (9,424 sq mi)
Discharge	for Princess Charlotte Bay
- average	390 m3/s (13,773 cu ft/s)
National park	Lakefield National Park
Location of Normanby River river mouth in Queensland

The Normanby River, comprising the East Normanby River, the West Normanby River, the East Normanby River North Branch, the East Normanby River South Branch and the Granite Normanby River, is a river system located in Far North Queensland, Australia.

With its headwaters in the Great Dividing Range west of Wajul Wajul in the Wet Tropics of Queensland, the Normanby River is formed by the confluence of the East and West Branches of the river at an elevation of 125 metres (410 ft) AHD . The river flows generally north-northwestw through seasonally flooded savanna grassland to reach its mouth in Princess Charlotte Bay about 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of Cooktown. The river is joined by 18 tributaries including the Laura River. The river flows through the Lakefield National Park, which covers as much as a fifth of the river's basin and is completely impassable during the wet season between November and May. The Lakefield National Park consists of large wetlands which possess a high diversity of fish species. Near its mouth, the Normanby River flows very slowly and forms a large delta, which is almost inaccessible even during the dry season as there are no roads - even unsealed ones. This land, though, is still dry enough during the dry season that tropical rainforests cannot grow.