Durack River Explained

Durack River
Source1 Location:Durack Range
Mouth Location:Cambridge Gulf
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Length:306km (190miles)
Source1 Elevation:563m (1,847feet)[1]
Mouth Elevation:sea level
Discharge1 Avg:408400ML/yr
Basin Size:4088km2[2]

Durack River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

The river rises below the Durack Range then flows north, discharging into the west arm of Cambridge Gulf.

There are 14 tributaries of the Durack, including Chapman River, Wood River, Ellenbrae Creek, Royston Creek, Koolawerii Creek and Wilson Creek.

The river was named in 1882 by the surveyor John Pentecost after explorer and Kimberley pioneer Michael Durack, who was the first European to cross the river.

The traditional owners of the area that the river flows through are the Kitja, Ola and Wilawila peoples.[3]

References

-16.3428°N 127.1622°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Durack River, WA. 2008. 7 December 2008.
  2. Web site: Government of Western Australia Department of Water - Water Resources Data - Streamflow Sites. 2008. 7 December 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080823045717/http://kumina.water.wa.gov.au/waterinformation/wrdata/FLOW/808001/ssm.htm. 23 August 2008. dead.
  3. Web site: AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database. 2009. 30 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120229191804/http://www.ausanthrop.net/resources/ausanthrop_db/detail.php?id_search=229. 29 February 2012. dmy-all.