Landor River Explained

Landor
Name Etymology:Perth barrister, E. W. Landor
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Australia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Western Australia
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Gascoyne
Length:32km (20miles)
Discharge1 Location:mouth
Source1:Mount Erong
Source1 Coordinates:-25.5083°N 116.6711°W
Source1 Elevation:383m (1,257feet)
Mouth:confluence with the Gascoyne River
Mouth Location:near Landor Station homestead
Mouth Coordinates:-25.2253°N 116.6414°W
Mouth Elevation:346m (1,135feet)
River System:Gascoyne River catchment
Tributaries Left:Fleury Creek
Tributaries Right:Flinerty Creek
Custom Label:National park
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The Landor River is a river in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.

The headwaters of the Landor rise north of Mount Erong and flow generally north, joined by two minor tributaries; Flinerty Creek and Fleury Creek. The river forms confluence with the Gascoyne River near the Landor Station homestead. The river descends over its 32km (20miles) course.[1]

The first European to find the river was the surveyor, Henry Carey in 1882. It is thought that he named the river after a prominent Perth barrister, E. W. Landor.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Landor River, WA . Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia . 2008 . 6 February 2009.