Mary River (Western Australia)
Mary River | |
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Origin | Mount Angelo |
Mouth | Margaret River |
Basin countries | Australia |
Length | 100 kilometres (62 mi) [1] |
Source elevation | 465 metres (1,526 ft)[2] |
Mouth elevation | 254 metres (833 ft) |
Mary River is a river in the Kimberley 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), the daughter of Marshall Waller Clifton and Elinor Bell.
The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Djaru and Konejandi peoples.[3]
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