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A total of 45 species of fish have been found in the river, including the glassfish,
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for the Archer River is 13,820 square kilometres (5,336 sq mi). During the
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during an expedition through the area. They named the river after the
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The river has an average discharge of 7,010 gigalitres (9.169
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Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
481:
752:"Optimising Australia's contribution to Asia's food bowl"
480:, silver cobbler, fly-specked hardyhead, mouth almighty,
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655:"Water resources - Overview - Queensland - Archer River"
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announced the Archer River would be included under the
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on the western side of the peninsula near the town of
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537:. The river had probably been named Dubbelde Ree by
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870:AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database
840:AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database
810:AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database
457:, which provide habitat for animals such as the
715:"Divisions run deep in Qld Wild Rivers debate"
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607:List of rivers of Australia § Queensland
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365:The headwaters of the river rise in the
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545:in 1623 and then named Peach River by
541:in 1606 and later named Coen River by
423:. On 3 April 2009, Queensland Premier
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280:222 m/s (7,800 cu ft/s)
258:13,820 km (5,340 sq mi)
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725:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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631:Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia
446:Much of the river is bordered by
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786:. Fish Atlas of North Australia
750:Smith, Murray; Hafeez, Mohsin.
521:The river was named in 1865 by
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369:and it flows west, traversing
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16:River in Queensland, Australia
1:
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379:Oyala Thumotang National Park
330:Oyala Thumotang National Park
130:Physical characteristics
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872:. AusAnthrop. Archived from
842:. AusAnthrop. Archived from
812:. AusAnthrop. Archived from
238: • elevation
163: • elevation
7:
1577:Rivers flowing towards the
968:Rivers flowing towards the
689:"Wild Rivers: Archer River"
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375:Piccaninny Plains Sanctuary
189: • location
150: • location
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627:"Map of Archer River, QLD"
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896:"Coen River (entry 764)"
784:"Archer River catchment"
473:are found in the river.
315: • right
167:138 m (453 ft)
23:Archer River, Queensland
303: • left
42:Archer River, Cape York
900:Queensland Place Names
221:13.42000°S 141.71917°E
21:For the locality, see
904:Queensland Government
490:seven-spot archerfish
429:Wild Rivers Act, 2005
1852:Murray–Darling basin
876:on 26 September 2015
846:on 26 September 2015
816:on 26 September 2015
504:of the area are the
355:Far North Queensland
242:0 m (0 ft)
226:-13.42000; 141.71917
114:Far North Queensland
2099:Gulf of Carpentaria
1579:Gulf of Carpentaria
1231:Boyne (Central Qld)
695:on 21 November 2008
383:Gulf of Carpentaria
361:Course and features
351:Cape York Peninsula
289:Basin features
217: /
182:Gulf of Carpentaria
1323:Ross (Central Qld)
583:Environment portal
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