Beaufort River

Beaufort River
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location	Wheatbelt Region , Western Australia
River system	Blackwood River
Drain over	Arthur River  → Blackwood River  → Indian Ocean
source	near woodanilling 33 ° 38 ′ 47 ″  S , 117 ° 10 ′ 8 ″  O
Source height	262  m
muzzle	at Duranillin in the Arthur River coordinates: 33 ° 31 ′ 1 "  S , 116 ° 49 ′ 8"  E 33 ° 31 ′ 1 "  S , 116 ° 49 ′ 8"  E
Mouth height	228  m
Height difference	34 m
Bottom slope	0.55 ‰
length	61.5 km
Catchment area	1565 km²
Right tributaries	Beaufort River East
Communities	Beaufort, Bokal

The Beaufort River is a 38 miles long river in the Local Government Area Shire of West Arthur in the Wheatbelt Region in the Australian state of Western Australia .

geography

Its headwaters are west of Woodanilling . It flows west to its confluence with the Arthur River near Duranillin .

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Beaufort River East - 243 m

history

John Septimus Roe , the surveyor general of Western Australia, named the Beaufort River in 1835 after his friend Sir Francis Beaufort , who worked as a hydrographer for the Admiralty .

See also

• List of rivers in Western Australia
• List of rivers in Australia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Map of Beaufort River, WA . Bonzle.com
2. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority: History of River Names - B - Beaufort River . 2009. Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2009.