The Esk River is a river in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland, Australia. The river rises below Dowlings Hill, sourced by runoff from the Great Dividing Range, and flows north across the mostly uninhabited coastal plain. The Esk River enters the Annan Forest Reserve and flows through a wetland dominated by mangroves. At its mouth, the Esk Ri…
The Esk River is a river in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland, Australia. The river rises below Dowlings Hill, sourced by runoff from the Great Dividing Range, and flows north across the mostly uninhabited coastal plain. The Esk River enters the Annan Forest Reserve and flows through a wetland dominated by mangroves. At its mouth, the Esk River is joined by the Annan River and together discharge into Walker Bar and then onto the Coral Sea approximately 7 kilometres south of Cooktown. The river descends 356 metres over its 20-kilometre course.
Country: Australia
State: Queensland
Region: Far North Queensland, Wet Tropics of Queensland, Cape York Peninsula
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