Chamberlain River

The Chamberlain River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.

Chamberlain River
Location
CountryAustralia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationDurack Range
 • elevation536 metres (1,759 ft)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Pentecost River
 • elevation
76 metres (249 ft)
Length236 kilometres (147 mi)

The headwaters of the river rise in the Durack range near Yulumbu. The river flows in a northerly direction along the range until it merges with the Pentecost River near El Questro Station.

The traditional owners of the area are the Kitja peoples.[2]

The river was named in 1901 by the surveyor Frederick Brockman. It is thought that the river was named after either the shipbuilder, William Chamberlain or the politician Joseph Chamberlain.[3]

References
  1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Chamberlain River". 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  2. "Ausanthrop - Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2012. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  3. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names – C". Retrieved 3 September 2011.


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