Hann River (Fitzroy River)
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| Data | ||
| location | Western Australia , Australia | |
| River system | Fitzroy River | |
| Drain over | Fitzroy River → Indian Ocean | |
| source |
Mount Lacy 16 ° 14 ′ 51 ″ S , 126 ° 0 ′ 41 ″ E |
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| Source height | 594 m | |
| muzzle |
Fitzroy River below the Pinnamutta Murrawong-Hill coordinates: 17 ° 26 '9 " S , 126 ° 17' 59" O 17 ° 26 '9 " S , 126 ° 17' 59" O |
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| Mouth height | 252 m | |
| Height difference | 342 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.5 ‰ | |
| length | 233 km | |
| Drain |
MQ |
24,448.25 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Bella Creek, Napier Creek, Gray Mare Creek, Crocodile Creek, Harris Creek, Urquhart Creek, Macnamara Creek, Dora Creek, Traine River | |
| Right tributaries | Snake Creek, Barnett River , Caroline Creek, Tippets Creek | |
The Hann River is a river in the Kimberley region in the north of the Australian state of Western Australia .
geography
The river has its source on the eastern slopes of Mount Lacy . From there, the first flows in an arc to the south and crosses under the Gibb River Road . At the Moll Gorge , which it flows through, it turns its course to the southeast and finally flows below the Pinnamutta-Murrawong Hill into the Fitzroy River .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Bella Creek - 470 m
- Snake Creek - 466 m
- Napier Creek - 444 m
- Gray Mare Creek - 431 m
- Crocodile Creek - 425 m
- Barnett River -377 m
- Harris Creek - 377 m
- Caroline Creek - 302 m
- Urquhart Creek - 297 m
- Macnamara Creek - 289 m
- Dora Creek - 280 m
- Tippets Creek - 265 m
- Traine River - 264 m
Origin of name
The Hann River was named after Frank Hann , the first European who discovered the river during his expedition to the area in 1898 . At first Hann named the river Philips River . In 1900 the surveyor HF Johnston renamed it in honor of Hanns, as there was already a Philips River in the south of the state.
Flora and fauna
The only known colonies of the grass-like Whitecloa sp. Hann River , an endangered species of sweet grass ( Poaceae ).
In the river system, there are fish species such as rainbow fish (Melanotaeniidae), kimberley archer fish ( Toxotes kimberleyensis ), tiger fish (Terapontidae), including the endemic species Hannia greenwayi and sleeper gobies (Eleotridae).
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Map of Hann River, WA . Bonzle.com
- ^ Hann River - Philips Range . Department of Water. Government of Western Australia (2008) ( Memento of the original from July 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Whitchloa distribution . Florabase (2010)
- ^ Inland Fish Fauna of the Fitzroy River . National River Trust (2002)
