Lockhart River (Queensland) facts for kids
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Quintell Beach, Lockhart River
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 Location of Lockhart river mouth in Queensland
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| Country | Australia |
| Territory | Queensland |
| Region | Far North Queensland |
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| Main source | Chester Peak Chester Range, Cape York Peninsula, Australia 46 m (151 ft) |
| River mouth | Lloyd Bay Coral Sea, Australia 0 m (0 ft) 12°56′59″S 143°23′37″E / 12.94972°S 143.39361°E |
| Length | 36 km (22 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Basin size | 2,883 km2 (1,113 sq mi) |
The Lockhart River is a river in Queensland, Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise under Chester Peak in the Chester Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, and flows northwards. It continues past High Range and Heming Range eventually discharging into Lloyd Bay in the Coral Sea.
The river has a catchment area of 2,883 square kilometres (1,113 sq mi) of which an area of 134 square kilometres (52 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.
Named by the explorer Robert Logan Jack in 1880 after his friend Hugh Lockhart.
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