Augustus River
Augustus River | ||
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location | Western Australia , Australia | |
River system | Collie River | |
Drain over | Brunswick River → Collie River → Indian Ocean | |
source | Darling Range 33 ° 13 ′ 14 ″ S , 116 ° 3 ′ 12 ″ E |
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Source height | 259 m | |
muzzle |
Brunswick River northwest of Hamilton Coordinates: 33 ° 12 '26 " S , 116 ° 0' 18" E 33 ° 12 '26 " S , 116 ° 0' 18" E |
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Mouth height | 205 m | |
Height difference | 54 m | |
Bottom slope | 8.9 ‰ | |
length | 6.1 km |
The Augustus River (German: 'August River') is a river in the southwest of the Australian state of Western Australia .
geography
The river has its source on the southern slopes of the Darling Range . From there it flows to the northwest, where it joins the Brunswick River .
history
The river was named in 1830 by Governor James Stirling after Ernst August I , King of Hanover and Prince of Braunschweig - Lüneburg . In 1813 the king was a passenger on the HMS Brazen , on which Stirling was the captain.
The other names and titles of the king were partly processed in other rivers in the region, such as the Brunswick River (German: 'Braunschweig-Fluss'), the Ernest River (German: 'Ernst-Fluss') and the Lunenburgh River ( German: 'Lüneburg River').