Norman River

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The Norman River is a significant river in northwestern Queensland, Australia, that flows through the Gulf Country and empties into the Gulf of Carpentaria near the town of Karumba.

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Label Occurrences
Norman River canonical 6

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
administrativeRegion Shire of Carpentaria
Shire of Croydon
linked to: Croydon Shire
basinSize 50,445 square kilometres
catchmentLandUse cattle grazing
extensive pastoralism
climateZone tropical savanna climate
country Australia
crossedBy Norman River Bridge
drainageBasin Gulf of Carpentaria basin
drainagePattern towards the Gulf of Carpentaria
economicActivity commercial fishing near the river mouth
recreational fishing
estuaryType tide-dominated delta
flowsInto Gulf of Carpentaria
flowsThrough Karumba, Queensland
Normanton, Queensland
hasCatchmentTown Croydon, Queensland
Karumba, Queensland
Normanton, Queensland
hasEstuary Norman River estuary
hasFeature wide tidal estuary near Karumba
hasFloodHistory subject to seasonal flooding
hasInfrastructure Norman River Bridge at Normanton
hasTributary Carron River
Clara River
Yappar River
knownFor barramundi fishing
length 420 kilometres
locatedIn Gulf Country, Queensland
linked to: Inland Queensland
locatedInRegion Gulf Country
mouthElevation 0 metres
mouthLocation Karumba Channel
near Karumba, Queensland
nearbyTown Karumba, Queensland
Normanton, Queensland
partOf Gulf of Carpentaria drainage division
region northwestern Queensland
regionType remote rural region
riverSystem Norman River catchment
sourceLocation Gregory Range
northwestern Queensland
state Queensland
usedFor local water supply
navigation near its mouth
recreational boating
watercourseType perennial river

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Normanton nearbyWaterBody Norman River
Normanton namedAfter Norman River
Karumba locatedOnBodyOfWater Norman River
Gulf Country hasRiver Norman River