Dunham River
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| location | Western Australia , Australia | |
| River system | Ord River | |
| Drain over | Ord River → Timor Sea | |
| source | O'Donnell Range 16 ° 38 ′ 33 " S , 127 ° 55 ′ 17" E |
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| Source height | 180 m | |
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Ord River at Kununurra Coordinates: 15 ° 46 ′ 23 " S , 128 ° 41 ′ 23" E 15 ° 46 ′ 23 " S , 128 ° 41 ′ 23" E |
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| Mouth height | 30 m | |
| Height difference | 150 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.1 ‰ | |
| length | 132 km | |
| Catchment area | 1631 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
8,311.14 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Rabbit Creek, Pumpkin Lookout Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Cabbage Tree Creek, Pelican Creek, Macphee Creek, Cabbage Tree Creek | |
| Flowing lakes | Flying Fox waterhole | |
The Dunham River is a river in the Kimberley region in the northeast of the Australian state of Western Australia .
Sometimes the river is mistakenly called the Denham River .
geography
The river rises on the western slopes of the O'Donnell Range and flows northeast parallel to the Great Northern Highway . At Cabbage Tree Creek it crosses under the Great Northern Highway and later also the Victoria Highway west of Kununurra . A few hundred meters further , it flows into the Ord River .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Cabbage Tree Creek - 142 m
- Pelican Creek - 130 m
- Macphee Creek - 87 m
- Cabbage Tree Creek - 74 m
- Rabbit Creek - 42 m
- Pumpkin Lookout Creek - 42 m
Flowing lakes
- Flying Fox Waterhole - 45 m
Origin of name
The river was in 1882 by the explorer and pioneer of the Kimberleys Michael Durack after administration officials Reverend Father Dunham from Brisbane named in 1871 as the first pastor of the Cooper Creek in outback Queensland visited.
Floods
The Dunham River often overflows its banks when it rains heavily. In March 2000, the amount of water discharged on such an occasion was estimated at 2,700 m³ / s.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Map of Dunham River, WA . Bonzle.com
- ^ Western Australian Department of Water - Water Resources Data - Streamflow Sites . 2008. Archived from the original on August 24, 2008. 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. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ↑ Ord river historic flows: Assessment of the impacts of regulations on flooding (PDF; 403 kB) 2001. Archived from the original on July 21, 2008. 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. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
