Mary River (Queensland)
| Mary Moocooboola, Moonaboola, Numbulla, Booie, Wide Bay River | |
|---|---|
The upper Mary River at Conondale | |
Location of Mary River mouth in Queensland | |
| Etymology | Lady Mary Lennox, wife of Charles Augustus FitzRoy |
| 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. It is the six longest coastal river in the state and unique in that it flows south to north.
It is home to three threatened species, the Mary River turtle, white-throated snapping turtle and the Mary River cod. 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, 2013 and 2022.