The De Grey River is a river located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It was named on 16 August 1861 by the explorer and surveyor Francis Gregory after Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey, who was at the time the president of the Royal Geographical Society.[5]
| De Grey | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | confluence of Nullagine River and Oakover River |
| • elevation | 129 metres (423 ft)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Breaker Inlet, Indian Ocean |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | 193 km (120 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 56,720 km2 (21,900 sq mi)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | July av 3.9 GL/a (0.12 m3/s; 4.4 cu ft/s)[3] |
The river rises south of Callawa at the confluence of the Oakover and the Nullagine rivers and flows in a west-north-westerly direction eventually discharging into the Indian Ocean via Breaker Inlet about 80 km north-east of Port Hedland.
Its stream bed is 100 to 130 metres wide, dry throughout most of the year [citation needed]. The shore's land is rich in grass and fertile, featuring trees.
The river flows through many semi-permanent pools of water on the way to the coast, including Yukerakine Pool, Muccanoo Pool, Talyirina Pool, Wardoomoondener Pool and Triangle Pool.
The river has eleven tributaries, including the Oakover River, Nullagine River, Coongan River, East Strelley River, Shaw River, Miningarra Creek, Egg Creek and Kookenyia Creek.
References
edit- ^ "History of river names – D". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of De Grey River". 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- ^ "Australian Government - Bureau of Meteorology - De Grey River Basin" (PDF). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- ^ "Australian Natural Resources Atlas – De Grey River". 2007. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- ^ "Mr. F.T. Gregory's Expedition to the N. W. Coast of Australia". The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News. 29 November 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
Further reading
edit- Hasluck, Paul (1929), "The first year in the North-West", Journal and proceedings, vol. 1, no. 4, Western Australian Historical Society, p. 1-16 — An account of the cutter Mystery and the barque Tien Tsin in taking stock for Walter Padbury and Henry Welland to De Grey in 1863, principally from the diaries of Charles Nairn and William Shakespeare Hall.
- William Shakespeare Hall; Harold Aubrey Hall; J.M. Clifton, Papers of William Shakespeare Hall, 1861–1895, Wikidata Q92268874 — William Shakespeare Hall's journal of the 1861 expedition.