Frederick River

Frederick River
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location	Western Australia , Australia
River system	Gascoyne River
Drain over	Lyons River  → Gascoyne River  → Indian Ocean
source	Kenneth Range 23 ° 57 ′ 35 ″  S , 117 ° 9 ′ 48 ″  E
Source height	488  m
muzzle	Lyons River at Cobra Bangemall Coordinates: 24 ° 11 '22 "  S , 116 ° 36' 14"  E 24 ° 11 '22 "  S , 116 ° 36' 14"  E
Mouth height	357  m
Height difference	131 m
Bottom slope	1.5 ‰
length	89 km
Left tributaries	Mulga Wash

The Frederick River is a river in the Pilbara region in the middle of the Australian state of Western Australia .

geography

The river rises on the southern slopes of Kenneth Range and flows first to the northwest and then southwest, where he at settlement Cobra Bangemall in the Lyons River flows .

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Mulga Wash - 407 m

Origin of name

The river was named by explorer Edward Hooley in 1866 . He was in the area looking for Frederick Roe , the son of John Septimus Roe .

See also

• List of rivers in Western Australia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Map of Frederick River, WA . Bonzle.com
2. ↑ Landgate River Histories - F ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.