Stewart River (Queensland)

Not to be confused with Stuart River (Queensland).

The Stewart River is a river in the Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland, Australia.

Stewart
Location of Stewart River mouth in Queensland
Etymology	Stewart, a member of the 1872 exploration party led by William Hann.[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	Far North Queensland, Cape York Peninsula
Physical characteristics
Source	McIlwraith Range, Great Dividing Range
• location	northeast of Coen
• coordinates	13°53′44″S 143°17′39″E
• elevation	580 m (1,900 ft)
Mouth	Coral Sea
• location	Port Stewart
• coordinates	14°04′08″S 143°41′40″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	96 km (60 mi)
Basin size	837.1 km2 (323.2 sq mi)[2]
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	10.2 m3/s (320 GL/a)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Station Creek (Queensland), Little Stewart Creek
[3]

The headwaters of the Stewart River rise in McIlwraith Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, northeast of Coen. The river flows generally south, then south by east and then finally east, joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its mouth and emptying into the Coral Sea at Port Stewart. The river descends 580 metres (1,900 ft) over its 92-kilometre (57 mi) course.^[3]

The river has a catchment area of 2,743 square kilometres (1,059 sq mi) of which an area of 81 square kilometres (31 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.^[4]

The river was named after a member of the 1872 exploration party led by William Hann with the family name of Stewart.^[1]

See also

• Water portal
• Environment portal
• Queensland portal

• List of rivers of Australia § Queensland