The proposed Wild Rivers area for Cooper's Creek will cover approximately 244 000 square kilometres of the basin in Central and Western Queensland. Cooper's Creek is the largest river in the Lake Eyre Basin, and it is appropriate that it is the first to be considered for Wild Rivers listing.
The proposed area contains the names of many legendary and iconic rivers, including the Barcoo and Thompson Rivers. These two rivers converge together north of Windorah to form Cooper's Creek. The Wilson River and Kyabra Creek also flow into Cooper's Creek in the Southern part of the Queensland catchment.
In late 2010, Cooper's Creek has an extraordinary flow of water running through it - in all parts of the catchment. The animal and plant life is at its best at the moment, and all parts of the catchment hold many surprises.
Please do consider planning to come and visit this magical part of Western Queensland in the autumn or winter of 2011. You will be constantly amazed at beauty of this semi-arid and arid part of Australia.
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