The Burdekin River is a river in North and Far North Queensland, Australia. The river rises on the northern slopes of Boulder Mountain at Valley of Lagoons, part of the western slope of the Seaview Range, and flows into the Coral Sea at Upstart Bay over 200 kilometres (124 mi) to the southeast of the source, with a catchment area of approximately 130,000 square kilometres (50,000 sq mi). The Burdekin River is Australia's largest river by (peak) discharge volume.
Burdekin River, 2005, taken from the Burdekin Bridge
Flood damaged railway bridge over the Burdekin River, 1917
Burdekin River in flood in Ayr
Charters Towers weir, 1904
North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its tropical northern part has been historically remote and undeveloped, resulting in a distinctive regional character and identity.
Suburbs of Townsville around Castle Hill
There a number of sugar mills in the region, including one at Proserpine
Proserpine, a town in North Queensland and gateway to the Whitsunday Region. A potential site for government buildings for a future NQ state.
Flooding disrupts the Great Northern Railway in the 1930s