Camooweal
Camooweal is an outback town and locality in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. The locality is on the Queensland border with the Northern Territory. In the, the locality of Camooweal had a population of 236 people.
The locality of Camooweal is in north-western in the Gulf Region bounded by the west by the Northern Territory. The town of Camooweal is located in the south-west corner of the locality. The town is169 km north-west of the city of Mount Isa and 12 km east of the Northern Territory border.
The Barkly Highway enters the locality from the south (Barkly), passes from east to west through the town centre (where it is known as Barkly Street) and then exits to the west (Northern Territory). The Georgina River enters the locality from the west (Northern Territory), passes to the immediate west of the town and then exits to south of the locality (Barkly). Lake Francis (-19.9272°N, 138.1161°W) and Lake Canellan (-19.9486°N, 138.1072°W) are both on the Georgina River and lie to the south-east of the town. Lake Mary (-19.8666°N, 138.1°W) is another lake on the river 7 km north-west of town.
The locality is a drainage divide running from the north-west to the south-east of the locality. The watercourses in the north and east of the locality are tributaries of the Nicholson River which flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria to the north. Gulf drainage Whereas the watercourses in the south and west of the locality are tributaries of the Georgina River which is part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin.
Camooweal has the following mountains:
* Dog Tooth (-19.5597°N, 138.6786°W) 287 m
* Quality Knobs (-19.6095°N, 138.6771°W) 280 m
The Camooweal Caves National Park (-20.0178°N, 138.1911°W) is a 13800 ha protected area in the south-west of the locality to the south-east of the town. Crater of Caves is an area (-20.05°N, 138.1833°W) within the park. Cavern is another area with caves but outside of the national park (-19.8166°N, 138.0833°W).
Apart from the national park, the predominant land use in the locality is grazing on native vegetation.
The locality of Camooweal is in north-western in the Gulf Region bounded by the west by the Northern Territory. The town of Camooweal is located in the south-west corner of the locality. The town is169 km north-west of the city of Mount Isa and 12 km east of the Northern Territory border.
The Barkly Highway enters the locality from the south (Barkly), passes from east to west through the town centre (where it is known as Barkly Street) and then exits to the west (Northern Territory). The Georgina River enters the locality from the west (Northern Territory), passes to the immediate west of the town and then exits to south of the locality (Barkly). Lake Francis (-19.9272°N, 138.1161°W) and Lake Canellan (-19.9486°N, 138.1072°W) are both on the Georgina River and lie to the south-east of the town. Lake Mary (-19.8666°N, 138.1°W) is another lake on the river 7 km north-west of town.
The locality is a drainage divide running from the north-west to the south-east of the locality. The watercourses in the north and east of the locality are tributaries of the Nicholson River which flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria to the north. Gulf drainage Whereas the watercourses in the south and west of the locality are tributaries of the Georgina River which is part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin.
Camooweal has the following mountains:
* Dog Tooth (-19.5597°N, 138.6786°W) 287 m
* Quality Knobs (-19.6095°N, 138.6771°W) 280 m
The Camooweal Caves National Park (-20.0178°N, 138.1911°W) is a 13800 ha protected area in the south-west of the locality to the south-east of the town. Crater of Caves is an area (-20.05°N, 138.1833°W) within the park. Cavern is another area with caves but outside of the national park (-19.8166°N, 138.0833°W).
Apart from the national park, the predominant land use in the locality is grazing on native vegetation.
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