Comet River

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title: "Comet River" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-queensland", "central-queensland"] description: "River in Queensland, Australia" topic_path: "general/rivers-of-queensland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_River" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary River in Queensland, Australia ::

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Field	Value
name	Comet
image	Comet River Rolleston.JPG
image_size	280
image_caption	The Comet River near
pushpin_map	Australia Queensland
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Comet River mouth in Queensland
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	Australia
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	Queensland
subdivision_type3	Region
subdivision_name3	Central Queensland
subdivision_type5	Township
subdivision_name5	;
length	294 km
source1	Expedition Range
source_confluence	Brown River and Clematis Creek
source_confluence_location	south of
source_confluence_coordinates
source_confluence_elevation	237 m
mouth	confluence with the Nogoa River to form the Mackenzie River
mouth_location	north of
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation	144 m
river_system	Fitzroy River
basin_size	16,460 km2
custom_label	National park
custom_data	Expedition National Park
extra
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Geography

Formed by the confluence of the Brown River and Clematis Creek, the Comet River rises in the Expedition Range, north of Expedition National Park and south of Rolleston. The river flows north, joined by seventeen tributaries, and splits as an anabranch on multiple occasions. The river flows through the Teatree Waterhole and Comet towards its confluence with the Nogoa River to form the Mackenzie River. The river descends 93 m over its 294 km course. The river is crossed by the Dawson Highway at Rolleston and the Capricorn Highway at Comet. The river traverses elevations between 144 and 1,243 m above mean sea level.

Water management

The Comet River Weir is the main water storage facility on the river, with a surface area of 13 ha when full.

History

Wadja (also known as Wadjigu, Wadya, Wadjainngo, Mandalgu, and Wadjigun) is an Australian Aboriginal language in Central Queensland. The language region includes the local government areas of the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda and Central Highlands Region, including the Blackdown Tablelands. the Comet River, and the Expedition Range, and the towns of Woorabinda, Springsure and Rolleston.

References

References

1. "Map of Comet River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
2. "Map of Comet River (the weir), QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
3. (November 2019). "Effect of land clearing and climate variability on streamflow for two large basins in Central Queensland, Australia". Journal of Hydrology.
4. (October 2014). "Santos GLNG GFD Project-NICH Technical Report".
5. "Wadja".

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