Marvel in awe at these spectacular pictures of Cooper Creek, the iconic outback waterway which is famous for being the site where explorers Burke and Wills perished in 1861.

These stunning pics were taken by western Queensland photographer Roxy Weston who's based at Windorah, about 200 km east of the ghost town of Betoota. That's a stone's throw in this vast, empty part of our second-largest state.

Image: Sunset over Cooper Creek. Souce: Roxy Weston Photography.

We mention Betoota because many of you will know the name from satirical website 'The Betoota Advocate'. The site is widely regarded as funny in its own right, but the underlying joke is that you could source a daily news feed from an unpopulated speck on the map.

But as we say, there is action out that way this week, with Cooper Creek and several usually dry far southwestern Qld streams currently flowing. Flood warnings were issued at lunchtime on Friday.

Image: When photography meets art. Source: Roxy Weston Photography.

When these "waterways" live up to that name, it's typically due to wet season rains that drift far enough south to soak Queensland's Central West, North West, and Channel Country, as well as the eastern NT.

The waters then run in a general southwesterly direction towards the Lake Eyre basin.

According to South Australian joy flight operator Wrightsair, Lake Eyre is currently "dry and shimmering white", however depending on the current flows of feeder rivers, waters could reach the usually parched salt lake in coming months.

That will make for another set of spectacular aerial images, but for now, enjoy these beautiful images of Cooper Creek, where the flood level of the main channel at Windorah reached 4.37 metres on Friday morning.

Image: Cooper Creek, near Windorah Source: Roxy Weston Photography.