Fish River (Northern Territory)
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The Fish River is a river in the Northern Territory
of Australia
. It is a tributary of the Daly River which ultimately flows into the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
which is part of the Timor Sea
.
Its catchment covers an area of 1,748.15 km². None of the land within the river's watershed, which is covered by woodlands and melaleuca
forest, has been cleared of its vegetation.
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is a tributary of the Daly River which ultimately flows into the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
Joseph Bonaparte Gulf is a large body of water off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia and Western Australia. It was named after Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon and King of Naples and then Spain by French explorer and naturalist Nicholas Baudin in 1803...
which is part of the Timor Sea
Timor Sea
The Timor Sea is a relatively shallow sea bounded to the north by the island of Timor, to the east by the Arafura Sea, to the south by Australia and to the west by the Indian Ocean....
.
Its catchment covers an area of 1,748.15 km². None of the land within the river's watershed, which is covered by woodlands and melaleuca
Melaleuca
Melaleuca is a genus of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae known for its natural soothing and cleansing properties. There are well over 200 recognised species, most of which are endemic to Australia...
forest, has been cleared of its vegetation.