Barker River
The Barker River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.
| Barker River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mount Matthew |
| • elevation | 286 metres (938 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lennard River |
• elevation | 59 metres (194 ft) |
| Length | 90 kilometres (56 mi) |
The headwaters of the river rises north of Mount Matthew and then flows in a southerly direction through Barker Gorge and then discharges into the Lennard River of which it is a tributary.
John Forrest named the river during a survey of the Kimberley in 1883. The river is named after the wife of the then Governor Sir Frederick Napier Broome, Lady Mary Anne Barker.[2]
The river has five tributaries; Fletcher River, Talbot Creek, Annie Creek, Mac Creek and Wombarella Creek.
References
- "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Meda River". 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- 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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