Simpson Desert
This dry country lies near Lake Pure and the lower Cooper Creek in Queensland's Channel Country. The Cooper spreads into a broad network of channels as it crosses the plains towards Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre. In dry seasons its channels shrink to waterholes and claypans; after major floods they spread across the low ground. Dunes, stony plains and low ranges border the changing floodplain.
References
- wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/processes-systems/water/catchment-stories/lake-eyre-basin/cooper-creek/
- quilpie.qld.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Quilpie-DWQMP-Amendment-2016.pdf
- www.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/assessments/11-context-statement-galilee-subregion/1151-surface-water-systems