Stuart River (Queensland)

Not to be confused with Stewart River (Queensland).

The Stuart River is a river in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia.

Stuart
The Stuart River, west of Proston.
Location of Stuart River mouth in Queensland
Location
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	Wide Bay–Burnett
City	Kingaroy
Physical characteristics
Source	Stuart Range, Great Dividing Range
• location	below Mount Kiangarow
• coordinates	26°48′54″S 151°32′11″E
• elevation	882 m (2,894 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Boyne River
• location	Lake Boondooma
• coordinates	26°08′19″S 151°25′55″E
• elevation	279 m (915 ft)
Length	160 km (99 mi)
Basin features
River system	Burnett River
Reservoir	Lake Boondooma

Course and features

The Stuart River rises in the Stuart Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, below Mount Kiangarow in the Bunya Mountains and within the Bunya Mountains National Park. The river flows generally north by east through the town of Kingaroy before flowing north by west, and west of the town of Proston. It is impounded by Gordonbrook Dam 15km north-west of Kingaroy, and by the Proston Weir 5km south-west of the small town of Proston. Finally, the river enters Lake Boondooma where it reaches its confluence with the Boyne River, a tributary of the Burnett River. The Stuart River is joined by one minor tributary. The river descends 602 metres (1,975 ft) over its 160-kilometre (99 mi) course.

The Stuart River was named by James Charles Burnett, after Henry Stuart Russell, a pastoralist, explorer and historian, who explored the area in November 1842.

See also

• List of rivers of Australia § Queensland

External links

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