Elvire River
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location | Western Australia , Australia | |
River system | Ord River (Cambridge Gulf) | |
Drain over | Panton River → Ord River → Timor Sea | |
source | Mount Barrett (Mueller Ranges) 18 ° 6 ′ 38 ″ S , 127 ° 37 ′ 33 ″ E |
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Source height | 482 m | |
muzzle |
Panton River south of the Purnululu Conservation Reserve Coordinates: 17 ° 50 ′ 58 " S , 128 ° 12 ′ 8" E 17 ° 50 ′ 58 " S , 128 ° 12 ′ 8" E |
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Mouth height | 209 m | |
Height difference | 273 m | |
Bottom slope | 2 ‰ | |
length | 138 km | |
Left tributaries | Poverty Gully, Saunders Gully, Gentle Annie Creek, Bream Gorge, Castle Creek | |
Right tributaries | Halls Creek, Black Elvire River , Johnston River , Addie Creek, Mountain Creek | |
Communities | Elvire Crossing, Old Halls Creek, Wungu, Old Flora Valley |
The Elvire River is a river in the Kimberley region in the northeast of the Australian state of Western Australia .
geography
The river rises about twelve kilometers north of Halls Creek on the slopes of Mount Barrett on the south side of the Mueller Ranges and initially flows east to the small town of Wungu . Then it turns its course to the north and flows into the Panton River on the southern edge of the Purnululu Conservation Reserve .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Halls Creek - 354 m
- Poverty Gully - 325 m
- Sunders Gully - 315 m
- Gentle Annie Creek - 300 m
- Black Elvire River - 296 m
- Johnston River - 281 m
- Bream Gorge - 269 m
- Castle Creek - 261 m
- Addie Creek - 260 m
- Mountain Creek - 247 m
history
The first European to see the Elvire River was surveyor Harry Johnston . In 1884 he measured it. He named the river after Margret Elvire Forrest , the wife of his boss John Forrest .