The Nive River is a river in the north-eastern 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...

n state of Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

. It rises on the western slopes of Mount Playfair south of the Salvador Rosa section of Carnarvon National Park

Carnarvon National Park

Carnarvon National Park is located in the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion in Central Queensland , 593 km northwest of Brisbane...

 and flows westwards through Long Waterhole to approximately 15 km east of Tambo

Tambo, Queensland

Tambo is a town located in central western Queensland, Australia, on the banks of the Barcoo River. Tambo is southeast of the town of Blackall via the Landsborough Highway, and approximately north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Tambo had a population of 345.The town was...

. There the Nive River flows to the south, following the Landsborough Highway

Landsborough Highway

Landsborough Highway is a western Queensland highway running in the northwest-southeast direction from Morven to Cloncurry. The Landsborough Highway runs through vast tracts of land that was once occupied by William Landsborough, an Australian explorer of the 19th century...

 before crossing it near Nive Downs. The river flows to the west of Augathella

Augathella, Queensland

Augathella is a town in western Queensland, Australia, and is part of the Murweh Shire. Augathella lies on the Matilda Highway, is north of the town of Charleville, and west of Brisbane . The town lies on the banks of the Warrego River...

 and has its confluence with the Warrego River

Warrego River

The Warrego River is situated in south west Queensland and north west New South Wales, Australia. It is the northernmost tributary of the Darling River....

 south of Augathella.

From here the towns of Charleville

Charleville, Queensland

Charleville is a town in south western Queensland, Australia, 758 kilometres by road west of Brisbane . It is the largest town and administrative centre of the Murweh Shire, which covers an area of 43,905 square kilometres...

, Wyandra

Wyandra, Queensland

Wyandra is a town in outback western Queensland, Australia in the Paroo Shire Local government area. Wyandra is located on the Matilda Highway, 827 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane and 110 kilometres north of Cunnamulla...

 and Cunnamulla

Cunnamulla, Queensland

Cunnamulla is a small town that lies on the Warrego River in south west Queensland, Australia, south of Charleville, and approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane....

 are located on the banks of the Warrego River. Cunnamulla is the only town with a levee bank to protect it against flooding. The Warrego River reaches the Darling River

Darling River

The Darling River is the third longest river in Australia, measuring from its source in northern New South Wales to its confluence with the Murray River at Wentworth, New South Wales. Including its longest contiguous tributaries it is long, making it the longest river system in Australia.The...

 about 34 kilometres (21.1 mi) east of Louth

Louth, New South Wales

Louth is a village on the eastern side of the Darling River in New South Wales, Australia. The village is in Bourke Shire, 99 kilometres south west of Bourke and 132 kilometres north west of Cobar. The town is made famous by the Louth Races which are held in August each year, attracting crowds of...

.

History

In 1845 Major Sir Thomas Mitchell was the first European to explore the Warrego River, and he named its tributary, the Nive River. When the Mitchell district was opened for settlement the Bell and Dutton families were among the first applicants for land on the Nive River and their leases included the site of Tambo.