The principal topographic feature of Queensland is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from north to south roughly parallel to the coast of the Coral Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. The four main categories of rivers in Queensland are those that rise on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and flow eastwards to the sea, the Coastal rivers; those that rise on the other side of the crest of the range and flow north-westward, towards the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Gulf rivers; those that also rise on the other side of the crest of the range and flow south-westward, forming part of the Murray–Darling basin, the Murray–Darling rivers; and those that generally rise in the west of the state and flow south-westward, towards the Lake Eyre basin, the Lake Eyre rivers. One river is isolated and does not flow towards any other basin or sea.

Major rivers The following rivers are the longest river systems, by length. +Longest rivers in Queensland by length Order River name Length Region(s) Notes km mi Cooper Creek Lake Eyre Basin River course is located in Queensland and South Australia Warrego Paroo Flinders Entire course of the river is located in Queensland. Diamantina

Coastal rivers +Coastal rivers in Queensland River name Length km miles Annan Barron Bizant Black Bloomfield Bohle Boyne Brisbane Burdekin Burnett Burrum Caboolture Calliope Chester Claudie Coomera Daintree Don Elliot Elliott Endeavour Fitzroy Gregory Herbert Haughton Howick Hull Jeannie Johnstone Kolan Lockhart Logan Marrett Maroochy Mary Mcivor Mooloolah Moresby Mossman Mowbray Mulgrave Murray Nerang Nesbit Noosa North Kennedy O'Connell Olive Pascoe Pimpama Pine Pioneer Proserpine Ross Russell Seymour Starcke Stewart Styx Tully

Gulf rivers +Gulf rivers in Queensland River name Length km miles

Murray–Darling rivers + River name Length km miles Balonne Bokhara Boomi Condamine Culgoa Langlo Little Weir Macintyre Maranoa Merivale Moonie Narran Nive (Qld) Nivelle Paroo Pike Creek (Qld) Severn (Qld) Ward (Central West Qld) Warrego Weir (Qld)

Lake Eyre rivers +Lake Eyre rivers in Queensland River name Length km miles Barcoo Burke Cooper Creek Flinders Georgina Hamilton Ranken Thomson Torrens

Isolated river +Isolated river in Queensland River name Length km miles Bulloo

See also

List of rivers of Australia for an alphabetical listing including rivers in other Australian states

References