Katherine
Katherine is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- -14.01°, 132.74°
About Katherine
Katherine River (/ˈkæθɹɪn/; Australian Kriol: Katherrain Riba) is located in the Northern Territory, Australia. Its headwaters are in Nitmiluk National Park, it flows through the town of Katherine, and is a major tributary of the Daly River. The Katherine River drops around 384m over its 328 km length.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Katherine River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Katherine in Depth
History
The first European to see and name the river was the Scottish explorer John McDouall Stuart on 4 July 1862, who named it Katherine after Catherine Chambers, the second daughter of expedition sponsor, the pastoralist James Chambers. The major town Katherine was named after the river.
In late January 1998, heavy rain associated with Cyclone Les raised the level of the river by more than 20 metres and flooded a large part of Katherine town. A more recent flood on 6 April 2006 caused a state of emergency to be declared. During this event the river peaked at a height of just below 19 metres at the Katherine bridge on the Stuart Highway.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Katherine River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Katherine: Key Facts
| Length | 328 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 9,569 km² |
| Mouth | Daly River |
| Tributaries | King River |
Facts from Wikidata Q532543 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Katherine: Quick Answers
- Where is Katherine?
- Katherine is located in Australia, at 14.0140° S, 132.7421° E.
- Are there dams on the Katherine?
- No dam on the Katherine is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.