Durack River

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Durack River
Data
location Western Australia , Australia
River system Pentecost River
Drain over Pentecost River  → Timor Sea
source Durack Range
17 ° 13 ′ 31 ″  S , 127 ° 11 ′ 54 ″  E
Source height 563  m
muzzle Pentecost River in the west arm of the Cambridge Gulf Coordinates: 15 ° 36 ′ 45 "  S , 127 ° 50 ′ 41"  E 15 ° 36 ′ 45 "  S , 127 ° 50 ′ 41"  E
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 563 m
Bottom slope 1.5 ‰
length 378 km
Catchment area 4088 km²
Drain MQ
 12,950.28 m³ / s
Left tributaries Wood River , Coles Creek, Lambo Creek, Chapman River , Ellenbrae Creek, Nyia Creek, Koolawerii Creek
Right tributaries Three Mile Creek, Jerry Creek, Karunjie Creek, Cockatoo Creek, Royston Creek, Tommy Creek, Bamboo Creek, Wilson Creek

The Durack River is a river in the Kimberley region in the northeast of the Australian state of Western Australia .

geography

The river rises at the southern end of the Durack Ranges and then flows north along the western side of the Blue Face Ranges . West of the ghost town of Durack River , it crosses under the Gibb River Road and turns its course to the northeast. Shortly before the confluence of the Pentecost River in the west arm of the Cambridge Gulf , the Durack River flows into the Pentecost River.

Tributaries with mouth heights

Origin of name

The river was named in 1882 by surveyor John Pentecost after the Kimberley pioneer Michael Durack . He was the chief of Pentecost and the first European to cross the river.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Map of Durack River, WA . Bonzle.com
  2. ^ Government of Western Australia Department of Water - Water Resources Data - Streamflow Sites . 2008. Archived from the original on August 23, 2008. Retrieved on December 7, 2008.