Stewart River (Queensland) should not be confused with Stuart River (Queensland).
| Stewart | |
| Name Etymology: | Stewart, a member of the 1872 exploration party led by William Hann. |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Queensland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Stewart River mouth in Queensland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Queensland |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Far North Queensland, Cape York Peninsula |
| Length: | 96km (60miles) |
| Discharge1 Location: | Near mouth |
| Discharge1 Avg: | [1] |
| Source1: | McIlwraith Range, Great Dividing Range |
| Source1 Location: | northeast of |
| Source1 Coordinates: | -13.8956°N 143.2942°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 580m (1,900feet) |
| Mouth: | Coral Sea |
| Mouth Location: | Port Stewart |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -14.0689°N 143.6944°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
| Basin Size: | [2] |
| Tributaries Left: | Station Creek (Queensland), Little Stewart Creek |
| Extra: | [3] |
The Stewart River is a river in the Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland, Australia.
The headwaters of the Stewart River rise in McIlwraith Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, northeast of . 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 over its 92km (57miles) course.[3]
The river has a catchment area of 2743km2 of which an area of 81km2 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.[5]