11-493: Thomson River may refer to: Places [ edit ] Thomson River (Queensland) , western Queensland, Australia Thomson River (Victoria) , Victoria, Australia See also [ edit ] Thompson River , British Columbia, Canada Thompson River (Missouri) Thompson River (Montana) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
22-509: A population of 44 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Stonehenge had a population of 58 people. Stonehenge has a sports centre and community centre. The Barcoo Shire Council operates a public library at 9 Stratford Street. Stonehenge State School is a government primary (early childhood-6) school at 27 Bulford Street ( 24°21′03″S 143°17′15″E / 24.3507°S 143.2874°E / -24.3507; 143.2874 ( Stonehenge State School ) ). In 2017,
33-598: Is a perennial river that forms part of the Lake Eyre Basin , situated in the central west and western regions of Queensland , Australia . Much of the course of the river comprises a series of narrow channels synonymous with the Channel Country and the Galilee subregion . The river was named in 1847 by the explorer, Edmund Kennedy , in honour of The Hon. Sir Edward Deas Thomson KCMG , CMG ,
44-577: The Colonial Secretary of New South Wales at the time of discovery. Kuungkari (also known as Kungkari and Koonkerri) is a language of Western Queensland. The Kuungkari language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Longreach Shire Council and Blackall-Tambo Shire Council. Draining the Alma Range, part of the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range ,
55-569: The Shire of Barcoo , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Stonehenge had a population of 58 people. Stonehenge is in the Channel Country . Nearby is one of three areas used to base the Australian Department of Defence's over-the-horizon radar system. Its name originates from when the area was a stopping point for bullock teams. A stone hut used by the bullock drivers to overnight in eventually fell into disuse, and
66-508: The Thomson is joined by 41 named tributaries over its 350 km (210 miles) course. As with all of the rivers in the Lake Eyre Basin, the waters of the Thomson never reach the sea, and instead either evaporate, or, in exceptional flood, empty into Lake Eyre . Floods are relatively common within the catchment because of the summer monsoon rains. Due to the flat nature of the country traversed,
77-417: The northernmost headwaters of the river begin as Torrens Creek, inland from Charters Towers . The watercourse becomes the Thomson just north of the town of Muttaburra , where the channels of Landsborough River, Towerhill Creek and Cornish Creek meet. Aramac Creek joins the river from the east, at Camoola south of Muttaburra and Maneroo Creek flows from the west, joining the Thomson south of Longreach . Just to
88-412: The river can then become many kilometres wide. For much of the time, however, the river does not flow, and becomes a line of billabongs , of which fifteen are named. The area through which the river flows is semi-arid blacksoil plains . The main industries of the area are sheep and beef cattle . Stonehenge, Queensland (Barcoo Shire) Stonehenge is an outback town and locality in
99-488: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomson_River&oldid=877675960 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thomson River (Queensland) The Thomson River
110-417: The stone remains became known as "Stonehenge". The Stonehenge State School opened on 3 September 1900. The school closed in 1947 but subsequently reopened. It closed again on 1 February 1977 but reopened again on 27 January 1981. The Stonehenge Library opened in 2009. At the 2006 census , Stonehenge and the surrounding area had a population of 106. In the 2016 census , the locality of Stonehenge had
121-521: The west of Longreach the river is crossed by the Landsborough Highway . The river continues in a south westerly direction, passing the towns of Longreach, Stonehenge and Jundah , before reaching its confluence with the Barcoo River , 40 km north of Windorah , to form Cooper Creek . This is the only place in the world where the confluence of two rivers form a creek. From source to mouth ,
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