Editing Carnarvon National Park (section)

==Rocks and landscapes==

Situated within the Central Queensland Sandstone Belt, and straddling the [[Great Dividing Range]], Carnarvon National Park preserves and presents significant elements of [[Queensland]]'s geological history including two [[sedimentary basin]]s, the [[Bowen Basin|Bowen]] and the [[Surat Basin|Surat]], and the Buckland Volcanic Province. The youngest rocks in the area are the igneous basalt rocks of the Buckland volcanic Province, which were laid down between 35 and 27 million years ago.<ref>Walsh, G. L. 1999. "Carnarvon and Beyond" p 27. Takarakka Nowan Kas Publications.</ref> Since that time, water and wind have eroded the park's landscapes into a network of sandy plains, valleys, and [[Canyon|gorges]] separated by basalt-capped [[Table (landform)|tableland]]s and ranges.

The park is rich in [[groundwater]], multiple [[Spring (hydrosphere)|springs]]. The elevated areas protected within Carnarvon National Park have high value for above-ground catchments as well. Five major river systems rise within the park's boundary: the [[Comet River|Comet]], [[Dawson River (Queensland)|Dawson]], [[Maranoa River|Maranoa]], [[Nogoa River|Nogoa]], and [[Warrego River|Warrego]]. The Warrego and Maranoa lie inland of the Great Dividing Range on the northern boundary of the [[Murray-Darling Basin]].