Condamine River

Condamine River
Condamine
River
Condamine River, Warwick, Queensland, 2009
Country Australia
State Queensland
Region Darling Downs
Part of Balonne River
Source Mount Superbus
Secondary source
 - elevation 1,375 m (4,511 ft)
Mouth
 - location Surat

The Condamine River, part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia. It rises on Mount Superbus, South East Queensland's highest peak, on the inland side of the Great Dividing Range and although only about 100 km from the Queensland coast, the Condamine flows north west across the Darling Downs, then west.[1]

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Course

The river flows through the towns of Killarney and Warwick, while the tributary Gowrie Creek drains the slopes around Toowoomba.

At Surat it turns to the south-west and becomes known as the Balonne River.[2] Towns the river passes through include St George, Dirranbandi and Surat. In this area Bungil Creek joins the Balonne.[1]

The Balonne River forks near Dirranbandi with a western branch being called the Culgoa River which, in turn, flows into the Darling. The eastern branch of the Balonne River in turn branches again - into the Bokhara River on the right and the Narran River on the left (eastern) side. These rivers join with the Barwon River west of Brewarrina which also flows into the Darling River.

Water storage

Water from the Condamine River is used for town water supply and for irrigation. Leslie Dam on Sandy Creek, a tributary of the Condamine, is the main water reservoir for Warwick. Talgai Weir is a small weir that can hold 640 ML near Clifton.[2] Other water storage facilities on the Condamine River include the Yarramalong Weir, Lemon Tree Weir, Loudoun Weir, Tipton Weir and the Cecil Plains Weir. The Condamine River is reduced to a series of drying ponds during droughts in Australia.

History

The Condamine was named by Allan Cunningham in 1827 for T. De La Condamine, aide-de-camp to Governor Ralph Darling. Patrick Leslie was the first settler in the area. He established Canning Downs in 1840, near Warwick.

Major Thomas Mitchell crossed the Balonne River on St George's Day, 23 April 1846. The next year 1847 Ludwig Leichhardt went to examine the course of the Condamine River.

2010–2011 Queensland floods

The Condamine and its catchment area were involved in the 2010–2011 Queensland floods.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Shaw, John H., Collins Australian Encyclopedia, Collins, Sydney, 1984, ISBN 0-00-217315-8
  2. ^ a b Harrison, Rod; Ernie James, Chris Sully, Bill Classon, Joy Eckermann (2008). Queensland Dams. Bayswater, Victoria: Australian Fishing Network. pp. 154. ISBN 9781865131344. 

Coordinates: 27°07′S 149°48′E / 27.117°S 149.8°E / -27.117; 149.8


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