Eyre River (Western Australia) Explained

Eyre River
Source1 Location:Blackboy Hill
Mouth Location:Cheynes Inlet
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Length:11km (07miles)
Source1 Elevation:107m (351feet)[1]
Mouth Elevation:sea level

The Eyre River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise below Blackboy Hill approximately 7km (04miles) 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.

References

-34.5903°N 118.7114°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Eyre River. 2009. 14 March 2009.