Embley River

The Embley River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia.

Embley
Location of Embley River mouth in Queensland
Etymology	In honour of John Embley[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	Far North Queensland
Physical characteristics
Source	Embley Range
• location	Cape York Peninsula
• elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Mouth	Gulf of Carpentaria
• location	Nanum
• coordinates	12°40′15″S 141°50′54″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	54 km (34 mi)
Basin size	4,622 km2 (1,785 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Hey River
[2]

The headwaters of the river rise on the coastal plain of the Cape York Peninsula and flow in a north westerly direction eventually discharging at Evans Landing into Albatross Bay near Nanum just south of Weipa and into the Gulf of Carpentaria.

The river has a catchment area of 4,622 square kilometres (1,785 sq mi) of which an area of 392 square kilometres (151 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands.[3] From source to mouth, the Embley River is joined by five tributaries including the Hey River. The Embley River descends 21 metres (69 ft) over its 54-kilometre (34 mi) course.[2]

The river was named in 1895 by John Douglas CBE after the surveyor, John Thomas Embley (1858-1937), while Douglas was Government Resident on Thursday Island.[1]