Eyre River (Western Australia)
The Eyre River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.
| Eyre River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Blackboy Hill |
| • elevation | 107 metres (351 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Cheynes Inlet |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | 11 kilometres (7 mi) |
The headwaters of the river rise below Blackboy Hill approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Wellstead. The river flows in a south-easterly direction and discharges into Cheynes Inlet and on to the Southern Ocean.
The river was named in 1850 by the explorer Francis Thomas Gregory after the explorer John Eyre, who crossed it in 1841 on his expedition from Adelaide to Albany.[2]
References
- "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Eyre River". 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names – E". Retrieved 4 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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