Brunswick River (Western Australia)

Brunswick River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.

Brunswick River
Location
CountryAustralia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • elevation223 metres (732 ft)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Collie River
 • elevation
sea level
Length48 kilometres (30 mi)[2]

The river rises in the Darling Range then flows south-west discharging into the Collie River near Australind.

The river was named in 1830 by Lieutenant-Governor James Stirling after Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, the fifth son and eighth child of George III. Over a period of 5 days in December 1813, while in command of H. M. Sloop Brazen, Captain Stirling took the Duke and his entourage to Wijk aan Zee in Holland.[3]

The Brunswick has six tributaries; Wellesley River, Ernest River, Elvira Gully, Augustus River, Frederic River and Lunenburgh River.

References
  1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Brunswick River, WA". 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names – B". Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  3. Statham-Drew, Pamela (2003). James Stirling: admiral and founding governor of Western Australia. Crawley, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. p. 27. ISBN 1876268948.

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