Barron River (Queensland)
| Barron | |
|---|---|
The Barron Falls near Kuranda | |
Location of Barron River river mouth in Queensland | |
| Etymology | In honour of Thomas Barron, a Brisbane chief clerk of police. |
| Native name | Bibhoora |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Far North Queensland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Atherton Tablelands |
| • location | below Mount Hypipamee |
| • coordinates | 17°25′48″S 145°30′48″E / 17.43000°S 145.51333°E |
| • elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Mouth | Coral Sea |
• location | Machans Beach/Aeroglen |
• coordinates | 16°51′41″S 145°46′15″E / 16.86139°S 145.77083°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 165 km (103 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,138 km2 (825 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 29.4 m3/s (930 GL/a) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Granite Creek (Queensland), Flaggy Creek |
| • right | Peterson Creek (Queensland), Tinaroo Creek, Clohessy River |
| Waterfalls | Barron Falls; Dinner Falls |
| National parks | Mount Hypipamee National Park; Barron Gorge National Park |
The Barron River (Indigenous: Bibhoora) is located on the Atherton Tablelands inland from Cairns in North Queensland, Australia. With its headwaters below Mount Hypipamee, the 165-kilometre (103 mi)-long river with a catchment area of approximately 2,138 square kilometres (825 sq mi) forms through run off from the Mount Hypipamee National Park, flows through Lake Tinaroo, and eventually empties into the Coral Sea between Machans Beach and Aeroglen.