Fraser River (Western Australia) Explained

Fraser River
Mouth Location:King Sound
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Length:70km (40miles)
Source1 Elevation:138m (453feet)[1]
Mouth Elevation:sea level
Basin Size:27520NaN0[2]

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

The river rises northwest of Mount Jowlaenger and flows east passing through some permanent pools such as Ungalete Pool and Lowangun Pool before discharging into King Sound.

The only tributary of the Fraser is Bungarragut Creek.

The explorer Alexander Forrest visited the river in 1879. Forrest named the river after Malcolm Fraser, the Commissioner of Crown Lands at the time.

The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Warrwa.[3]

References

-17.35°N 123.3106°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Fraser River. 2009. 26 February 2009.
  2. Web site: Modelled seabed response to possible climate change scenarios over the next 50 years in the Australian Northwest. 1 March 2008. 16 January 2014. CSIRO. 7 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130907102816/http://planning.wa.gov.au/dop_pub_pdf/gascoyne_framework.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database. 2012. 6 May 2012.