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Warburton River

River in South Australia

Warburton Warburton Creek

Map of the Lake Eyre Basin showing Warburton River
Location
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
Physical characteristics

Source	Goyder Lagoon
• elevation	24 m (79 ft)

Mouth	Lake Eyre
• coordinates	27°54′36″S 137°10′58″E / 27.91000°S 137.18278°E / -27.91000; 137.18278
• elevation	−15 m (−49 ft)
Length	412 km (256 mi)
Basin features
River system	Lake Eyre Basin
Tributaries
• right	Macumba River
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The Warburton River (or Warburton Creek) is a freshwater stream in the far north of South Australia that flows southwest and discharges into the eastern side of Lake Eyre. It is one of the state's largest rivers, and is part of the Lake Eyre Basin. It runs along the eastern side of the Simpson Desert, and drains water from Eyre Creek, the Diamantina and Georgina rivers from Goyder Lagoon, carrying it into Lake Eyre during its infrequent floods.

The river passes through a number of permanent and semi-permanent waterholes, including the Poothapootha, Emu Bone, Wurdoopoothanie waterholes and Kalawarranna soakage.

There are seven tributaries of the river; Warburton Creek, Macumba River, Officer Creek, Kallakoopah Creek, Yelpawaralinna Creek and Derwent Creek.