{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox river | name = Clara | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = | image_size = 280 | image_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Australia Queensland | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= Location of Clara River mouth in Queensland <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Australia | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name2 = Queensland | subdivision_type3 = Region | subdivision_name3 = North West Queensland, Gulf Country | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|385|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = Gregory Range | source1_location = near Bellfield | source1_coordinates= {{coord|19|14|40|S|143|24|04|E|display=inline}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|430|m|abbr=on}} | mouth = confluence with the Norman River | mouth_location = south of {{QLDcity|Normanton}} | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|18|27|24|S|141|18|25|E|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|25|m|abbr=on}} | progression = | river_system = Norman River catchment | basin_size = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = Borer River | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = <ref name=bonzle>{{cite web|url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=211312&cmd=sp|title=Map of Clara River, QLD|accessdate=11 December 2015|work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia}}</ref> }}
The '''Clara River''' is a river in the Gulf Country of northwest Queensland, Australia.
The river rises in the Gregory Range in Bellfield and flows in a westerly direction, traversing tropical savanna plains and eventually discharging into the Norman River in Claraville, south of {{QLDcity|Normanton}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eosnap.com/tag/clara-river/|title=Flooding in Queensland, Australia|date=17 February 2009|accessdate=16 October 2014|publisher=Earthshot}}</ref><ref name="globenatural">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=30 August 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}</ref> From source to mouth, the Clara River is joined by the Borer River, Snowy Creek and Yarraman Creek, and descends {{convert|404|m}} over its {{convert|385|km|adj=on}} course.<ref name=bonzle/>
The headwaters in the Gregory Range are made up of ephemeral water courses and stony ridges composed of sandstone and conglomerate.<ref name=QbD>{{cite web|url=http://www.rgsq.org.au/19-143c|title=19°S 143°E Gregory Range – Queensland by Degrees|year=2011|accessdate=16 October 2014|publisher=Royal Geographic Society of Queensland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017111252/http://www.rgsq.org.au/19-143c|archive-date=17 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The vegetation in the area is open forest which changes to savannah and grasslands of the open floodplains. The river and stream banks support riparian vegetation dominated by red river gum and coolabah trees.<ref name=QbD/>
==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|Water|Environment|Queensland}}}} *{{Section link|List of rivers of Australia|Queensland}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Rivers of Queensland}}
Category:Rivers of Queensland Category:North West Queensland