Sandover | |
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Location of the Sandover River mouth in the Northern Territory | |
Etymology | William Sandover[1] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
Territory | Northern Territory |
Region | Central Australia[according to whom?] |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Macdonnell Ranges |
• coordinates | 22°37′S 135°2′E / 22.617°S 135.033°E |
• elevation | 534 m (1,752 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Georgina River in wetter seasons |
• location | near Urandangi |
• coordinates | 21°25′S 137°18′E / 21.417°S 137.300°E |
• elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
Length | 375 km (233 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Lake Eyre basin |
Tributaries | |
• left | Mueller Creek, Athinna Creek, Arganara Creek, Bullock Creek, Centre Creek |
• right | Waite Creek, Bundey River |
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The Sandover River is an ephemeral river in the Northern Territory of Australia located in northeast Central Australia. It is the only major tributary of the Georgina River that does not rise in western Queensland. Instead it flows from the eastern Macdonnell Ranges, northward to enter the Georgina near Urandangi. The highest point in the catchment is Bald Hill at 996 metres (3,268 ft), but it enters the Georgina at altitudes below 200 metres (660 ft).