Daintree River
| Daintree | |
|---|---|
Location of the Daintree River mouth in Queensland | |
| Etymology | Richard Daintree, an English geologist |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Far North Queensland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Daintree National Park, Great Dividing Range |
| • location | below Kalkajaka |
| • coordinates | 16°23′11″S 145°12′32″E / 16.38639°S 145.20889°E |
| • elevation | 1,270 m (4,170 ft) |
| Mouth | Coral Sea |
• location | Cairns Marine Park |
• coordinates | 16°18′52″S 145°26′59″E / 16.31444°S 145.44972°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 140 km (87 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,107 km2 (814 sq mi) to 1,303.5 km2 (503.3 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 56.65 m3/s (1,788 GL/a) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Boolbun Creek |
| • right | Douglas Creek |
| National park | Daintree National Park; Cairns Marine Park |
The Daintree River is a river that rises in the Daintree Rainforest near Cape Tribulation in Far North Queensland, Australia. The river is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Cairns in the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Wet Tropics of Queensland. The area is now primarily a tourist attraction.