Gulf river plan near completion: Qld govt

Queensland's government will unveil its plan to develop a major Gulf of Carpentaria river within two months.

State Development Minister Anthony Lynham says the plan to develop the vast Flinders River catchment - plotted with input from scientists, irrigators, farmers and fishers - will be released in August.

"It's an ideal area - the land is flat, the rivers run at their peak at great volumes," Dr Lynham told parliament on Wednesday.