Hotham River

Hotham River
Pumphreys Bridge over the Hotham River halfway between Narrogin and Wandering
Data
location	Wheatbelt Region , Western Australia , Australia
River system	Murray River (Western Australia)
Drain over	Murray River  → Peel-Harvey Estuary  → Indian Ocean
source	northeast of Narrogin 32 ° 53 ′ 57 ″  S , 117 ° 12 ′ 21 ″  E
Source height	399  m
confluence	with the Williams River to the Murray River Coordinates: 32 ° 58 '32 "  S , 116 ° 23' 53"  E 32 ° 58 '32 "  S , 116 ° 23' 53"  E
Mouth height	181  m
Height difference	218 m
Bottom slope	1.3 ‰
length	171 km
Left tributaries	Hotham River South, Fourteen Mile Brook, Crossman River , Marradong Brook
Right tributaries	Darring Brook, Commitine Brook, Wyanning Creek, Calcoran Brook, Hotham River North, Boonadgin Brook, Biberkine Brook, Corraring Brook, Wandering Brook, Bannister River , Thirty Four Mile Brook
Small towns	Yornaning, Pumphreys Bridge, Wandering, Dwarda, Crossman, Boddington ,

The Hotham River is a river in the southwest of the Australian state of Western Australia .

It is one of the two headwaters of the Murray River .

geography

The river rises near Narrogin and flows north to Dryandra Woodland before heading west through Wandering and Boddington . Near Mount Saddleback , it joins the Williams River to form the Murray River.

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Darring Brook - 330 m
• Commitine Brook - 322 m
• Wyanning Creek - 313 m
• Hotham River South - 312 m
• Calcoran Brook - 290 m
• Hotham River North - 289 m
• Boonadgin Brook - 282 m
• Biberkine Brook - 266 m
• Corraring Brook - 254 m
• Fourteen Mile Brook - 240 meters
• Wandering Brook - 234 m
• Crossman River - 217 m
• Bannister River - 209 m
• Thirty Four Mile Brook - 206 m
• Marradong Brook - 192 m

history

In 1830 the explorer Thomas Bannister discovered this river, which was named by the Governor of Western Australia, James Stirling, after Vice Admiral Sir Henry Hotham .

See also

• List of rivers in Western Australia

Web links

Commons : Hotham River  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

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