King River (Northern Territory)
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The King River is a river in the Northern Territory
of Australia
. It is a tributary
of the Daly River which ultimately flows into the Timor Sea
.
The Dry River
is a tributary of the King River.
A telemetered gauging station
is located on the river downstream from the Victoria Highway
crossing. The maximum recorded flood height at this station was 13.959 m on 11 March 1974. It was originally used to investigate the water resources of the Northern Territory. It is now used as a flood warning site.
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
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Daly River which ultimately flows into 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....
.
The Dry River
Dry River (Northern Territory)
The Dry River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a tributary of the King River which eventually flows into the Timor Sea....
is a tributary of the King River.
A telemetered gauging station
Stream gauge
A stream gauge, stream gage or gauging station is a location used by hydrologists or environmental scientists to monitor and test terrestrial bodies of water. Hydrometric measurements of water surface elevation and/or volumetric discharge are generally taken and observations of biota may also be...
is located on the river downstream from the Victoria Highway
Victoria Highway
The Victoria Highway is a 524 kilometre highway linking the Great Northern Highway in Western Australia with the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory. It is a part of the Perth - Darwin National Highway link. It is signed as National Highway 1 and is also a part of the Highway 1 network. It is...
crossing. The maximum recorded flood height at this station was 13.959 m on 11 March 1974. It was originally used to investigate the water resources of the Northern Territory. It is now used as a flood warning site.