Settlement Creek
| Settlement (Wollogorang) | |
| Creek | |
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Territory and State | Northern Territory, Queensland |
| Source | Calvert Hills |
| - location | north of Jilundarina, Northern Territory |
| - elevation | 303 m (994 ft) |
| Mouth | Gulf of Carpentaria |
| - location | Tully Inlet, Queensland |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 16°32′31″S 138°08′21″E / 16.54194°S 138.13917°ECoordinates: 16°32′31″S 138°08′21″E / 16.54194°S 138.13917°E |
| Length | 142 km (88 mi) |
| Basin | 15,600 km2 (6,023 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 86.2 m3/s (3,044 cu ft/s) |
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The Settlement Creek (Ganggalida: Wollogorang) is a creek located in the Northern Territory and the state of Queensland, Australia.
The headwaters of the creek rise between Calvert Hills and China Wall in the Northern Territory and flows in a north easterly direction. It flows through mostly uninhabited plains country through Wollogorang Station then crosses the border into the northwest region of Queesnsland and later discharges into the Tully Inlet and then the Gulf of Carpentaria. As it flows through the savannah country it has carved out several waterholes that are critical habitat for many animals during the dry season.
During the wet season the creek is transformed when the waters breach the banks filling the floodplains create immense wetland areas.
A total of eleven tributaries flow into Settlement Creek, including Bullet Creek, Nine Mile Creek, One Mile Creek, Tom (Magira) Creek, Redbank Creek and Camel Creek. The creek also flows through a number of permanent waterholes such as Gudindjina Waterhole, Baladana Waterhole and Dijwalnguna Waterhole. The creek descends 303 metres (994 ft) over its 142-kilometre (88 mi) course.
The catchment area occupies a total area of 15,600 square kilometres (6,023 sq mi) of which an area of 5,494 square kilometres (2,121 sq mi) is in the Northern Territory and the rest in Queensland. The watershed is wedged between the watersheds for the Calvert River to the west, the Nicholson River to the south and east. The population living within the catchment area is less than 100. The catchment area is mostly devoted to pastoralism with many cattle stations. Other streams found in the catchment include James, Scrutton and Lagoon Creeks. Important wetlands found in the catchment include Wentworth Aggregation and sections of the Marless Lagoon and Southern Gulf Aggregation.
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