Wenlock River

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The Wenlock River is a remote, biodiverse river in far north Queensland, Australia, renowned for its rich freshwater fish fauna and relatively undisturbed ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
climateZone tropical ⓘ
continent Australia ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
drainageBasin Gulf of Carpentaria basin ⓘ
flowsThrough Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve ⓘ
remote areas of Cape York Peninsula ⓘ
hasBiodiversityValue high priority for conservation in Queensland planning ⓘ
hasCharacteristic biodiverse ⓘ
relatively undisturbed ⓘ
remote ⓘ
tropical river ⓘ
hasConservationSignificance important refuge for freshwater species ⓘ
one of the more intact river systems in Queensland ⓘ
hasConservationStatus largely free-flowing ⓘ
hasEcosystemType freshwater ecosystem ⓘ
riparian ecosystem ⓘ
hasFauna aquatic invertebrates ⓘ
crocodiles ⓘ
freshwater fish ⓘ
freshwater turtles ⓘ
hasGeomorphology floodplains ⓘ
meandering channels ⓘ
hasHabitats billabongs and oxbow lakes ⓘ
hasHydrologicalCharacteristic monsoonal flow regime ⓘ
seasonal flow variability ⓘ
hasVegetationType riparian forest ⓘ
woodland along banks ⓘ
hasWaterType freshwater ⓘ
isRelatively sparsely populated along its course ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Queensland ⓘ
linked to: Queensland
knownFor high aquatic biodiversity ⓘ
relatively intact riverine habitats ⓘ
rich freshwater fish fauna ⓘ
locatedIn Cape York Peninsula ⓘ
Far North Queensland ⓘ
Queensland ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn Gulf of Carpentaria ⓘ
partOf Cape York Peninsula river networks ⓘ
riverSystem Gulf of Carpentaria drainage basin ⓘ
sourceLocation Cape York Peninsula interior ⓘ
Great Dividing Range ⓘ
supportsActivity conservation management ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
threatenedBy land use change in surrounding areas ⓘ
potential mining activities in catchment ⓘ

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