Burdekin

-- The Suttor was reported by Charley to be joined by so many gullies and small creeks, running into it from the high lands, which would render travelling along its banks extremely difficult, that I passed to the east side of Mount McConnel, and reached by that route the junction of the Suttor with the newly discovered river, which I called the Burdekin, in acknowledgment of the liberal assistance which I received from Mrs. Burdekin of Sidney, in the outfit of my expedition.

Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 Ludwig Leichhardt 1830

The Burdekin is a magic river, dependent on the wet season, which brings floods of epic proportions.

Steve and Me Terri Irwin 2007

The Burdekin is a magic river, dependent on the wet season, which brings floods of epic proportions.

Steve and Me Terri Irwin 2007

The Burdekin was the closest habitat to the zoo for the big saltwater crocs, so off to the river we went.

Steve and Me Terri Irwin 2007

The Burdekin was the closest habitat to the zoo for the big saltwater crocs, so off to the river we went.

Steve and Me Terri Irwin 2007

The Burdekin has the highest output of any river on the eastern Australian coast.

Einasleigh upland savanna 2008

In the east, the Burdekin and Herbert Rivers have channels that largely run southwards, parallel to the coast, before turning east and descending to the coastal plains and Coral Sea.

Einasleigh upland savanna 2008

Burdekin creates a world in which men are inferior to women and shows us how important equality is.

The Octopus 2008

In the south and east it is dominated by hills of Devonian, Silurian, and Ordivician sediments in the region of the Clarke River and the middle Burdekin.

Einasleigh upland savanna 2008

Shallow soils of the region are ill-suited to high cattle stocking rates and riparian habitats, particularly small wetlands like those of the upper Burdekin, are focal points for cattle.

Einasleigh upland savanna 2008