Mary River (Queensland)

Mary
Wide Bay
Mary; Wide Bay
	The upper Mary River at Conondale
	Location of Mary River mouth in Queensland
Etymology	Lady Mary Lennox, wife of Charles Augustus FitzRoy
Native name	Moocooboola (Gabi-Gabi)
Location
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Regions	South East Queensland, Wide Bay–Burnett
Physical characteristics
Source	Conondale Range
• location	Conondale, South East Queensland
• coordinates	26°47′39″S 152°44′41″E / 26.79417°S 152.74472°E
• elevation	209 m (686 ft)
Mouth	Great Sandy Strait
• location	River Heads, Wide Bay–Burnett
• coordinates	25°25′29″S 152°56′17″E / 25.4248°S 152.9380°E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	291 km (181 mi)
Basin size	9,595 km2 (3,705 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	55.4 m3/s (1,750 GL/a)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Yabba Creek, Kandanga Creek, Widgee Creek, Wide Bay Creek, Munna Creek, Susan River
• right	Obi Obi Creek, Tinana Creek, Deep Creek, Six Mile Creek
Reservoir	Lake Borumba

The Mary River (Gubbi Gubbi: Moocooboola) is a major river system in the South East and Wide Bay–Burnett regions of Queensland, Australia.^[1] The Mary River is unique in that it flows south to north.^[4]

The river is important because it is home to three threatened species, the Mary River turtle, white-throated snapping turtle and the Mary River cod.^[4] The Mary River was to be dammed with the construction of the Traveston Crossing Dam until it was cancelled due to environmental reasons. The river has experienced major floods in 1955, 1992, 1999, 2011 and 2013.

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference QPN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "East Coastal Watersheds". Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "Map of Mary River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b Whiteside, Grace (13 October 2023). "Queensland's mighty Mary River and its endangered unique inhabitants face dry spell after last year's floods". ABC News. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[QPN-1] Cite error: The named reference QPN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[East_Coastal_Watersheds-2] "East Coastal Watersheds". Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[bonzle-3] "Map of Mary River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

[qmm-4] Whiteside, Grace (13 October 2023). "Queensland's mighty Mary River and its endangered unique inhabitants face dry spell after last year's floods". ABC News. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

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