Catfish Waterhole - QLD

  Lake,River,Creek

Position

DEG: -15.06366 144.28473
DMS: 15º 03' 49.17" S 144º 17' 5.02" E
UTM: 55 L 8332834mN 208080mE
Altitude: 40.99m

Description

Place Type

Geography - Lake,River,Creek

Location

171.92kms NorthWest of Daintree - Driving 339 km (6 hours 13 mins)

Address & Contact

Catfish Waterhole
Queensland 4871
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/rinyirru-lakefield/attractions/catfish-waterhole

Information

This tree-lined waterhole is an oasis for wildlife during the harsh Cape York dry season. Escaping from the hotter and drier parts of the park, they congregate here for shelter and water.

Stop at the vantage points and see if a crocodile is cruising the water’s surface. Watch darters and little pied cormorants drying their wings and nankeen night-herons and white egrets hunting for food.

Breathe in the heady forest smells. These hardy trees need to withstand the force of floodwaters and the harsh conditions of the dry season. Look for pendulous red flowers of the freshwater mangrove interspersed with melaleucas, tea-trees and unique corypha palms.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Cooktown at 23/11:39am EST
Distance from Catfish Waterhole 105.56km SE
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
25.8°C25.8°C89%23.8°C1012.6hPa0.4mmESE30km/hr
16knots
46km/hr
25knots

Closest Climatic Station

Musgrave
Distance from Catfish Waterhole 89.59km W
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C33.232.632.231.730.729.829.730.933.234.635.534.8
Mean Min. °C23.223.222.419.917.014.913.713.915.718.520.822.7
Mean Rain mm271.1295.2239.373.615.19.44.12.93.413.859.2182.2

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