Landor River
| Landor River | ||
 Crossing the Landor River south of Dalgety Downs-Landor Road |
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| Data | ||
| location | Western Australia , Australia | |
| River system | Gascoyne River | |
| Drain over | Gascoyne River → Indian Ocean | |
| source | Mount Erong (Talbot Divide) 25 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ S , 116 ° 39 ′ 58 ″ E |
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| Source height | 383 m | |
| muzzle |
Gascoyne River near Landor Coordinates: 25 ° 14 ′ 4 " S , 116 ° 38 ′ 39" E 25 ° 14 ′ 4 " S , 116 ° 38 ′ 39" E |
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| Mouth height | 346 m | |
| Height difference | 37 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.2 ‰ | |
| length | 31.8 km | |
| Left tributaries | Fleury Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Flinerty Creek | |
| Communities | Landor | |
The Landor River is a river in the Gascoyne region in the center of the Australian state of Western Australia .
geography
River course
The river rises north of Mount Erong in the Talbot Divide and flows north to its confluence with the Gascoyne River at Landor .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Fleury Creek - 368 m
- Flinerty Creek - 358 m
history
The first European to discover the river was surveyor Henry Carey in 1882 . Presumably he named it after the famous barrister from Perth , EW Landor .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Map of Landor River . Bonzle.com
- ↑ Landgate - History of River Names - L . (2009) ( Memento of the original from April 6, 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.
