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词条 Robinson River (Northern Territory)
释义

  1. Description

  2. Flora and fauna

  3. History

  4. See also

  5. References

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The Robinson River is a river in Australia's Northern Territory.

Description

The headwaters of the river rise on the Barkly Tableland and flow in a northerly direction across mostly uninhabited plains, crossing Highway 1 then past the Seven Emu homestead before eventually discharging into the Gulf of Carpentaria approximately {{convert|60|km|mi|0}} east of Borroloola.

The estuary at the river mouth occupies an area of {{convert|10.15|km2|sqmi|0}} and is in near pristine condition. It is river dominated in nature with a wave dominated delta and has an area of {{convert|142|ha|acre|0}} covered with mangroves.[2]

The drainage basin occupies an area of {{convert|11369|km2|sqmi|0}} and is wedged between the catchment areas for McArthur River to the west and Calvert River to the east and the Barkly to the south.[3] The river has a mean annual outflow of {{convert|1000|GL|cuyd|sigfig=4}},[4]

Flora and fauna

Stands of Cycas angulata are found along the lower reaches of the river.[5]

A total of 33 species of fish are found in the river including: sailfin glassfish, barred grunter, snub-nosed garfish, fly-specked hardyhead, mouth almighty, golden flathead goby, spangled perch, barramundi, mangrove jack, chequered rainbowfish, giant gudgeon, spotted scat, freshwater longtom, and seven-spot archerfish.[6]

The critically endangered largetooth sawfish has been caught in the river mouth.[7] The endangered gulf snapping turtle has been found in the upper reaches of the Robinson.[8]

History

The traditional owners of the area are the Garawa[9] and the Gunindiri peoples.[10]

The river was named by Ludwig Leichhardt during his expedition from Queensland to Port Essington in 1845. Leichhardt named the river after one of the supporters of the expedition, Joseph Phelps Robinson, a well known philanthropist, banker and Quaker.[11]

In 1992 the Robinson River pastoral lease and surrounding areas were handed back to the Garawa people who had started working on the land claim in 1980.[12]

See also

{{stack|{{Portal|Northern Territory|Water|Environment}}}}
  • List of rivers of the Northern Territory

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=211250&fid=59|title=Map of Robinson River, NT|accessdate=21 May 2015|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ozcoasts.gov.au/search_data/detail_result.jsp|title=Robinson River, NT|work=Australian online Coastal Information|accessdate=22 May 2015|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/20809/map01.pdf|title=Drainage Divisions|year=2005|accessdate=21 May 2015|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401173613/http://lrm.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/20809/map01.pdf|archivedate=1 April 2015|df=dmy-all}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://track.org.au/sites/default/files/managed/file-attach/biblio/Silvas%20Socioeconomic%20profiles%2049.pdf|title=Robinson River|year=2009|accessdate=21 May 2015|publisher=TRaCK}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/17605/cycad_mgmnt200906.pdf|title=Management Program for Cycads|year=2003|accessdate=23 May 2015|publisher=Northern Territory Government|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324003230/http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/17605/cycad_mgmnt200906.pdf|archivedate=24 March 2015|df=dmy-all}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://research.jcu.edu.au/tropwater/fishatlas/Location/NT/robinson.htm|title=Robinson River catchment|accessdate=23 May 2015|publisher=Fish Atlas of North Australia}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/d1696b5b-6a2e-4920-a3e2-16e5a272349a/files/assessment-glyphis.pdf|title=Conservation assessment of Glyphis sp. A (speartooth shark), Glyphis sp. (northern river shark), Pristis microdon (freshwater sawfish) and Pristis zijsron (green sawfish)|date=1 June 2005|accessdate=23 May 2015|publisher=CSIRO}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/wildlife/animals-az/gulf_snapping_turtle.html|title=Gulf snapping turtle|date=29 August 2012|accessdate=23 May 2015|publisher=Queensland Government}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ausanthrop.net/resources/ausanthrop_db/detail.php?id_search=211|title=Garawa|work=AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database|accessdate=23 May 2015|publisher=Ausanthrop}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ausanthrop.net/resources/ausanthrop_db/detail.php?id_search=270|title=Gunindini|work=AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database|accessdate=23 May 2015|publisher=Ausanthrop}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=18044|title=Place Names Register Extract - Robinson River|accessdate=23 May 2015|work=NT Place Names Register|publisher=Northern Territory Government}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://ropergulf.nt.gov.au/our-communities/robinson-river/|title=Robinson River - About Robinson River|accessdate=23 May 2015|publisher=Roper Gulf Regional Council}}
{{Rivers of the Northern Territory |state=collapsed}}

2 : Rivers of the Northern Territory|Gulf of Carpentaria

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