Diamantina River

Diamantina River
The Diamantina River at Birdsville, Queensland
Location
Country	Australia
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Swords Range
Mouth	joins with the Georgina River
Length	900 km
Basin size	157,000 km²

Map of the Lake Eyre Basin showing Diamantina River

The Diamantina River is in Central West Queensland, Australia. The river was named by William Landsborough in 1866. He named the river after Lady Diamantina Bowen (née Roma). She was the wife of Sir George Ferguson Bowen. He was the first Governor of Queensland. The river has three major tributaries. They are the Western River, the Mayne River, and Farrars Creek.

Other websites

• The Diamantina Visitors’ Guide Archived 2014-08-22 at the Wayback Machine