Back نهر طومسون Arabic نهر تومسون ARZ Thompson River (suba sa Ostralya) CEB Thomson River (Cooper Creek) German Río Thomson Spanish トムソン川 (クイーンズランド州) Japanese Thomson (elv) NB Thompson River (vattendrag i Australien) Swedish دریائے تھامسن (کوئنزلینڈ) Urdu
| Thomson | |
|---|---|
&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:Queensland_State_Archives_2133_The_Thomson_River_at_Longreach_March_1938.png) Longreach, 1938 | |
&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:Lake_eyre_basin_map.png) Map of the Lake Eyre Basin showing Thomson River | |
| Etymology | Sir Edward Deas Thomson KCMG, CMG |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Central West Queensland, Western Queensland |
| City | Longreach |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Alma Range, Great Dividing Range |
| • location | north of Muttaburra |
| • elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Barcoo River to form Cooper Creek |
• coordinates | 25°10′2″S 142°53′24″E / 25.16722°S 142.89000°E |
• elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Length | 350 km (220 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Lake Eyre Basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Landsborough Creek, Darr River |
| [1][2] | |
The Thomson River is a perennial river that forms part of the Lake Eyre Basin, situated in the central west and western regions of Queensland, Australia. Much of the course of the river comprises a series of narrow channels synonymous with the Channel Country and the Galilee subregion.[2]
The river was named in 1847 by the explorer, Edmund Kennedy, in honour of The Hon. Sir Edward Deas Thomson KCMG, CMG, the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales at the time of discovery.[3][4]
- ^ "Map of Thomson River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Current water accounts and water quality for the Galilee subregion: Surface water". Bioregional Assessment Programme. Bureau of Meteorology, Australian Government. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Towner, A. C. (1962). "An outline of the history of Western Queensland" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. 6 (4). Brisbane: Royal Historical Society of Queensland, State Library of Queensland: 781. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Travel: Longreach". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2017.