| Frome | |
| Name Etymology: | Captain Edward Frome |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia South Australia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the river mouth in South Australia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | South Australia |
| Length: | 245km (152miles) |
| Source1: | Flinders Ranges |
| Source1 Location: | near Mount Rose |
| Mouth: | Lake Eyre |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -29.085°N 137.9039°W |
| River System: | Lake Eyre Basin |
| Basin Size: | 18200km2 |
| Extra: | [1] |
The Frome River is an ephemeral river in the Australian state of South Australia located within the Lake Eyre basin. Its source is near Mount Rose in the northern Flinders Ranges and it discharges into the south-eastern side of the northern part of Lake Eyre.
The river was named by the British explorer, Edward John Eyre on 27 August 1840 after Captain Edward Frome who was the Surveyor General of South Australia at the time.[2]