Gulf Country river network
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The Gulf Country river network is a system of rivers and waterways in northwestern Queensland and the Northern Territory that drain into the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, supporting important pastoral, ecological, and Indigenous cultural landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gulf Country river network canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage network
ⓘ
river system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indigenous songlines
ⓘ
sacred sites ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
dry-season low flows
ⓘ
highly seasonal flows ⓘ wet-season flooding ⓘ |
| climateInfluence | Australian summer monsoon ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
estuaries
ⓘ
floodplains ⓘ mangrove-lined tidal reaches ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| drainsInto |
Gulf of Carpentaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Gulf of Carpentaria ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Northern Territory water management frameworks
ⓘ
Queensland water management frameworks ⓘ |
| hasMajorRiver |
Albert River (Queensland)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calvert River NERFINISHED ⓘ Flinders River NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory River NERFINISHED ⓘ Leichhardt River NERFINISHED ⓘ McArthur River NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitchell River (Gulf Country region context) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholson River NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman River NERFINISHED ⓘ Roper River NERFINISHED ⓘ Settlement Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRegime | monsoonal ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Indigenous livelihoods
ⓘ
biodiversity conservation ⓘ cattle grazing ⓘ pastoral industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf Country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Queensland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf of Carpentaria drainage basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Australia tropical river systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesHabitatFor |
estuarine and marine species
ⓘ
freshwater fish ⓘ waterbirds ⓘ |
| supports |
Indigenous cultural landscapes
ⓘ
ecological values ⓘ pastoral landscapes ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
overgrazing ⓘ water extraction proposals ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners | Aboriginal peoples of the Gulf Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.