Don River (Central Queensland)

This article is about the river located in Central Queensland. For the river located in North Queensland, see Don River (North Queensland).

For other uses, see Don River (disambiguation).

Don
River
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	Central Queensland
Part of	Fitzroy River basin
Source	Great Dividing Range
- location	below Black Mountain
- elevation	246 m (807 ft)
- coordinates
Mouth	confluence with the Dawson River
- location	north of Baralaba
- elevation	71 m (233 ft)
- coordinates
Length	165 km (103 mi)
Location of Don River mouth in Queensland

The Don River is a river located in Central Queensland, Australia.

Located within the Fitzroy River basin, the Don River rises in the Don River State Forest below Black Mountain and flows generally west, then southwest, than west, joined by twelve tributaries. The river reaches its confluence with the Dawson River north of Baralaba. The Don River descends 175 metres (574 ft) over its 165-kilometre (103 mi) course. From source to mouth, the river is crossed by the Burnett Highway and the Leichhardt Highway.

See also

• List of rivers of Queensland