Barton River (Western Australia)
The Barton River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.
| Barton River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Carson Escarpment |
| • elevation | 68 metres (223 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Drysdale River |
• elevation | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| Length | 27 kilometres (17 mi) |
The headwaters of the river rise on the edge of the Carson Escarpment where it meets the Barton plain and flows in a westerly direction until it discharges into the Drysdale River of which it is a tributary.
The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Miwa people.[2]
The river was named in 1901 by government surveyor Frederick Slade Drake-Brockman, after the first Prime Minister of Australia, Edmund Barton.[3]
References
- "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Barton River". 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- "Ausanthrop - Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names – B". Retrieved 3 September 2011.
Rivers of Western Australia | |
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| Rivers of the Gascoyne region | |
| Rivers of the Goldfields-Esperance region | |
| Rivers of the Great Southern region | |
| Rivers of the Kimberley region |
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| Rivers of the Mid West region | |
| Rivers of the Peel and Perth regions | |
| Rivers of the Pilbara region | |
| Rivers of the South West region | |
| Rivers of the Wheatbelt region | |
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