Pascoe | |
Pushpin Map: | Australia Queensland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Pascoe River mouth in Queensland |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Queensland |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Far North Queensland |
Length: | 119km (74miles) |
Discharge1 Location: | Near mouth |
Discharge1 Avg: | [1] |
Source1: | Table Range, Great Dividing Range |
Source1 Location: | below Mount Yangee |
Source1 Elevation: | 241m (791feet) |
Mouth: | Coral Sea |
Mouth Location: | Weymouth Bay |
Mouth Coordinates: | -12.5108°N 143.25°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Basin Size: | 2124km2 |
Tributaries Left: | Little Pascoe River |
Custom Label: | National park |
Custom Data: | Kutini-Payamu National Park |
Extra: | [2] |
The Pascoe River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia.
The headwaters rise under Mount Yangee in the Table Range, part of the Great Dividing Range at the northern end of Cape York Peninsula. The river initially flows south then west past the Sir William Thompson Range then veers north through the mostly uninhabited country. Flowing past Hamilton Hill the river then heads east past Wattle Hill and runs parallel with the Goddard Hills forming the northern border of Kutini-Payamu National Park. The river finally discharges into Weymouth Bay and onto the Coral Sea. From source to mouth, the Pascoe River is joined by eight tributaries including the Little Pascoe River, descending over its 119km (74miles) course.[2]
The river has a catchment area of 2124km2 of which an area of 33km2 is composed of riverine wetlands.[3]
The traditional owners of the area are the Kuuku Ya’u, Kaanju and Umpila people who maintain a strong spiritual connection to the land.[4]