De Gray River

This article explains the De Gray River, the person is explained under Aubrey de Gray .

De Gray River
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location	Western Australia , Australia
River system	De Gray River
Drain over	De Gray River → Indian Ocean
confluence	at Callawa 20 ° 42 ′ 3 ″  S , 120 ° 32 ′ 57 ″  O
Source height	129  m
muzzle	Indian Ocean northeast of Port Hedland Coordinates: 19 ° 58 ′ 22 "  S , 119 ° 9 ′ 54"  E 19 ° 58 ′ 22 "  S , 119 ° 9 ′ 54"  E
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	129 m
Bottom slope	0.46 ‰
length	282 km
Catchment area	56,720 km²
Drain	MQ	123.67 m³ / s
Left tributaries	Nullagine River , Miningarra Creek, Kookenyia Creek, Coongan River , Pear Creek, Shaw River , East Strelley River
Right tributaries	Oakover River , Eel Creek, Coonieena Creek, Egg Creek
Flowing lakes	Wongawobbin pool , Yukerakine pool , Coolcoolinnarriner pool , Muccanoo pool , Mooragoordina pool , Madabarina pool , Pirinooning pool , Mingdie pool , Talyirina pool , Mulyie pool , Coogeenariner pool , Carleecarleethong pool , Woorabardaree pool , Wardoomoondener pool , Nardeegeecarbilin Pool , Triangle Pool , Coolenar Pool , Tintawarmnyah Pool , Ginderwoorener Pool , Marloo Pool , Salt Pool
Small towns	Yarrie
Communities	Callawa, Muccan, De Gray

The De Gray River is a river in the Pilbara region in the northwest of the Australian state of Western Australia .

geography

The river arises south of the settlement Callawa on the southern edge of the Great Sand Desert from the confluence of the Nullagine River and Oakover River . From there it flows to west-northwest, where it flows into the Indian Ocean around 70 kilometers northeast of Port Hedland . Its river bed is 100 to 130 meters wide in the lower reaches and dried out for most of the year. The land on its fertile shores is rich in grass and trees.

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Oakover River - 129 m
• Nullagine River - 129 m
• Miningarra Creek - 108 m
• Eel Creek - 99 m
• Kookenyia Creek - 88 m
• Coonieena Creek - 88 m
• Egg Creek - 73 m
• Coongan River - 46 m
• Pear Creek - 36 m
• Shaw River - 24 m
• East Strelley River - 16 m

Flowing lakes

On its way to the coast, the De Gray River flows through several pools that are filled with water for most of the year:

• Wongawobbin Pool - 122 m
• Yukerakine Pool - 121 m
• Coolcoolinnarriner Pool - 90 m
• Muccanoo pool - 87 m
• Mooragoordina pool - 76 m
• Madabarina pool - 70 m
• Pirinooning pool - 61 m
• Mingdie Pool - 54 m
• Talyirina pool - 50 m
• Mulyie pool - 48 m
• Coogeenariner pool - 43 m
• Carleecarleethong Pool - 43 m
• Woorabardaree pool - 37 m
• Wardoomoon pool - 35 m
• Nardeegeecarbilin pool - 22 m
• Triangle pool - 20 m
• Coolenar pool - 17 m
• Tintawarmnyah pool - 17 m
• Ginderwoorener pool - 16 m
• Marloo Pool - 15 m
• Salt pool - 8 m

history

The river was discovered by Francis Gregory in 1861 and named after Earl de Gray , then president of the Royal Geographical Society . Cowle crossed it in 1866 on its lower reaches, Peter Egerton Warburton in 1873 on its upper reaches.

See also

• List of rivers in Western Australia

literature

• Paul Hasluck: The first year in the North-West - Account of the cutter Mystery and the barque Tien Tsin in taking stock for Walter Padbury and Henry Welland to De Gray in 1863, principally from the diaries of Charles Nairn and William Shakespeare Hall . In: Journal and Proceedings. Western Australian Historical Society (1929) Volume 1, Chap. 4, pp. 1-16.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Map of De Gray River, WA . Bonzle.com
2. ↑ De Gray River Basin . Australian Natural Resources Atlas. (2007) ( Memento of the original from August 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ^ De Gray River . Bureau of Meteorology. Australian Government. (2008) ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.4 MB)