Barker River | |
Source1 Location: | Mount Matthew |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Length: | 90km (60miles) |
Source1 Elevation: | 286m (938feet)[1] |
Mouth Elevation: | 59m (194feet) |
The Barker River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise north of Mount Matthew and then flow in a southerly direction through Barker Gorge before discharging 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 was named after the wife of the Governor Sir Frederick Napier Broome, Lady Mary Anne Barker.
The river has five tributaries: Fletcher River, Talbot Creek, Annie Creek, Mac Creek and Wombarella Creek.