Mary River (Western Australia) Explained

Mary River
Source1 Location:Mount Angelo
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:1000NaN0
Source1 Elevation:4650NaN0[1]
Mouth Elevation:2540NaN0

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

The headwaters of the river rise south of Mount Angelo, approximately 25 km south of Halls Creek. The river then flows in a westerly direction through Oollumarra Soak and discharges into Margaret River, of which it is a tributary.

Mary River has nine tributaries, including Laura River, Willy Willy Creek, Garden Creek, Hangman Creek and Janet Creek.

The river was named in 1884 when the area was explored by a government survey party led by Harry Johnston, who named it after his mother, Mary Johnston (1822–1893), a daughter of Marshall Waller Clifton and Elinor Bell.

The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Djaru and Konejandi peoples.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Mary River. 2009. 10 July 2016.
  2. Web site: AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database. 2012. 6 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129011008/http://www.ausanthrop.net/resources/ausanthrop_db/detail.php?id_search=251. 29 November 2014.