Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Limmen Bight River is a river in the Northern Territory, Australia. The headwaters rise at the base of the Favenc Range near O.T. Downs and Broadmere Stations, it then flows in a northerly direction with many smaller tributaries feeding the river which forms a series of braided channels across the plains. It flows past Sculthorpe Pound and through Limmen Gate hemmed to the east by the Tawallah Range. It continues through Limmen National Park past the Four Archers near Burketown Crossing and eventually discharges in the Limmen Bight in the Gulf of Carpentaria.Fifteen tributaries join the river including October Creek, Balbirni Creek, Lansen Creek, Crooked Creek, Tyangkulta Creek, Cox River and Nathan River. It also flows through a large permanent billabong, Broadmere waterhole.The catchment occupies an area of 15,938 square kilometres (6,154 sq mi) and is situated between the Roper River and Towns River catchments to the north and west, the McArthur River catchment to the south and the Rosie River catchment to the east. The river has a mean annual outflow of 1,160 gigalitres (1.517×109 cu yd),The estuary formed at the river mouth is tidal in nature and in near pristine condition. The estuary at the river mouth occupies an area of 62.1 square kilometres (24 sq mi) of open water. It is river dominated in nature with a tide dominated delta having multiple channels and is surrounded by an area of 21.2 square kilometres (8 sq mi) covered with mangroves.The river was after the Limmen Bight which it discharges into. The bight was named by the explorer Abel Tasman in 1644 after the vessel he was sailing in, the Limmen."@en }
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- Limmen_Bight_River abstract "The Limmen Bight River is a river in the Northern Territory, Australia. The headwaters rise at the base of the Favenc Range near O.T. Downs and Broadmere Stations, it then flows in a northerly direction with many smaller tributaries feeding the river which forms a series of braided channels across the plains. It flows past Sculthorpe Pound and through Limmen Gate hemmed to the east by the Tawallah Range. It continues through Limmen National Park past the Four Archers near Burketown Crossing and eventually discharges in the Limmen Bight in the Gulf of Carpentaria.Fifteen tributaries join the river including October Creek, Balbirni Creek, Lansen Creek, Crooked Creek, Tyangkulta Creek, Cox River and Nathan River. It also flows through a large permanent billabong, Broadmere waterhole.The catchment occupies an area of 15,938 square kilometres (6,154 sq mi) and is situated between the Roper River and Towns River catchments to the north and west, the McArthur River catchment to the south and the Rosie River catchment to the east. The river has a mean annual outflow of 1,160 gigalitres (1.517×109 cu yd),The estuary formed at the river mouth is tidal in nature and in near pristine condition. The estuary at the river mouth occupies an area of 62.1 square kilometres (24 sq mi) of open water. It is river dominated in nature with a tide dominated delta having multiple channels and is surrounded by an area of 21.2 square kilometres (8 sq mi) covered with mangroves.The river was after the Limmen Bight which it discharges into. The bight was named by the explorer Abel Tasman in 1644 after the vessel he was sailing in, the Limmen.".