Ernest River (Brunswick River)
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| location | Western Australia , Australia | |
| River system | Collie River | |
| Drain over | Brunswick River → Collie River → Indian Ocean | |
| source | Darling Range 33 ° 12 ′ 10 ″ S , 116 ° 3 ′ 51 ″ E |
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| Source height | 312 m | |
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Brunswick River north of Hamilton Coordinates: 33 ° 11'5 " S , 116 ° 1'9" E 33 ° 11'5 " S , 116 ° 1'9" E |
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| Mouth height | 232 m | |
| Height difference | 80 m | |
| Bottom slope | 6.3 ‰ | |
| length | 12.7 km | |
The Ernest River (Eng .: 'Ernst River') is a river in the southwest of the Australian state of Western Australia .
geography
The river has its source on the southern slopes of the Darling Range . From there it flows to the southwest, where it joins the Brunswick River .
history
The river was named in 1830 by Governor James Stirling after Ernst August I , King of Hanover and Prince of Braunschweig - Lüneburg . In 1813 the king was a passenger on the HMS Brazen , on which Stirling was the captain.
The other names and titles of the king were partly processed in other rivers in the region, such as the Brunswick River (German: 'Braunschweig-Fluss'), the Augustus River (German: 'August-Fluss') and the Lunenburgh River ( German: 'Lüneburg River').