The Wilson River, part of the Lake Eyre Basin, is an ephemeral river located in the Channel Country in western Queensland, Australia.

Wilson
Map of the Lake Eyre basin
Location of the river mouth in Queensland
Location
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	Channel Country, Western Qld
Physical characteristics
Source	Grey Range
• location	Oonagie Sandhill
• elevation	69 m (226 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Cooper Creek
• location	Depot Camp (Camp 63)
• coordinates	27°48′S 142°11′E
• elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Length	28 km (17 mi)
Basin features
River system	Lake Eyre basin
Tributaries
• left	Tookabarnoo Creek, Nockanoora Creek
Waterhole	Nockanoora
[1]

The Wilson River rises on the slopes of the Grey Range and flows generally northwest through the Nockanoora (or Noccundra) waterhole and is joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Cooper Creek at what was known as Depot Camp (Camp 63). The river descends 8 metres (26 ft) over its 28-kilometre (17 mi) course.[1][2]

It is believed that Burke and Wills first found water on the Macleay Plains and crossed Cooper Creek near its junction with the Wilson River, on 11 November 1860.[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Queensland

References