Leichhardt River catchment

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The Leichhardt River catchment is a river basin in northwestern Queensland, Australia, that drains the Leichhardt River system and its associated waterways into the Gulf of Carpentaria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
basinCountry Australia NERFINISHED
contains Leichhardt River NERFINISHED
associated waterways of the Leichhardt River system
tributaries of the Leichhardt River
country Australia
drainageDestination Gulf of Carpentaria NERFINISHED
drainagePattern radial drainage towards the Gulf of Carpentaria
drains Leichhardt River NERFINISHED
drainsInto Gulf of Carpentaria NERFINISHED
environmentalRegion tropical savanna
hasClimate monsoonal climate
hasDrySeason winter dry season
hasEcologicalSignificance habitat for freshwater and estuarine species
hasFloodRisk seasonal flooding
hasGeomorphology low-relief plains and river channels
hasHydrologicalSystem Leichhardt River system NERFINISHED
hasLandUse mineral extraction areas
rangeland grazing
hasMainOutflow Leichhardt River mouth in the Gulf of Carpentaria
hasMajorRiver Leichhardt River NERFINISHED
hasReceivingSea Arafura Sea system via the Gulf of Carpentaria NERFINISHED
hasReceivingWaterBody Gulf of Carpentaria coastal waters NERFINISHED
hasUse extensive cattle grazing
mining
pastoralism
hasWaterResourceType groundwater
surface water
hasWetSeason summer wet season
hydrologicalBasinType endoreic to the Gulf of Carpentaria
isManagedBy Queensland Government natural resource agencies NERFINISHED
isPartOf Queensland Gulf river catchments
isSubjectOf catchment management planning in Queensland
locatedIn Queensland
northwestern Queensland NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Australia NERFINISHED
mouthRegion Gulf Country NERFINISHED
namedAfter Leichhardt River NERFINISHED
partOf Gulf of Carpentaria drainage basin NERFINISHED
region North West Queensland NERFINISHED

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Lake Moondarra partOf Leichhardt River catchment