Charnley River
Charnley River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
| Charnley River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Caroline Ranges |
| • elevation | 472 metres (1,549 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Walcott Inlet |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | 148 kilometres (92 mi)[2] |
The river has its headwaters situated below Rocky Mountain in the Caroline Ranges and flows eastward across the Gardner Plateau and discharges into the Indian Ocean via Walcott Inlet.
There are seven tributaries of the Charnley river these are; Pearson River, Maurice Creek, Synnot Creek, Kalumba Creek, Bayonet Creek, Maudie Creek and Kaangulman Creek.
The Calder River also flows into Walcott inlet.
Frank Hann named the Charnley river in 1898 after the pastoralist and miner Walter Chearnley from Nullagine whose name was mis-spelt when Hann recorded the name in his diary.
References
- "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Charnley River, WA". 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
- Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names – C". Retrieved 28 November 2008.
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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