Lyons River (Gascoyne River)
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Lyons River Mithering |
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 Crossing the Lyons River on Cobra-Gifford Creek Road |
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| Data | ||
| location | Western Australia , Australia | |
| River system | Gascoyne River | |
| Drain over | Gascoyne River → Indian Ocean | |
| source | Teano Range 24 ° 27 ′ 43 ″ S , 117 ° 35 ′ 24 ″ E |
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| Source height | 535 m | |
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Gascoyne River at Gascoyne Junction Coordinates: 25 ° 1 ′ 55 " S , 115 ° 9 ′ 45" E 25 ° 1 ′ 55 " S , 115 ° 9 ′ 45" E |
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| Mouth height | 137 m | |
| Height difference | 398 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.71 ‰ | |
| length | 561 km | |
| Drain |
MQ |
14,605.53 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Bangemall Creek, Bolton Creek, Gifford Creek, Six Mile Creek, McGuire Creek, Winmar Creek, Minnie Creek, Wongarrie Creek, Russell Creek, Coonoocoo Wash, Coppershaft Creek, Cabrajacka Creek, Onslow Creek, Paradise Creek, Salt Springs Creek, Damper Creek, Davis Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Lyons River North, Frederick River , Koorabooka Creek, Spring Creek, Elliot Creek, Pimbyana Creek, Fraser Creek, Yangibana Creek, Edmund River , Alma River , Mangaroon Creek, Oakley Wash, Booroothunty Creek, Ulura Creek, Coorroolthoo Creek, Billy Well Creek, Austin Creek, Binthabooka Creek, Mungarra Creek | |
| Flowing lakes | Cattle Pool , Edithana Pool , Windarrie Pool , Bubbawonarra Pool , Wongarrie Pool | |
| Small towns | Gascoyne Junction | |
| Communities | Mount Augustus, Cobra Bangemall, Gifford, Mangaroon, Minnie Creek, Lyons River | |
The Lyons River is a river in the Gascoyne region in the west of the Australian state of Western Australia .
geography
The river rises in the western part of the Teano Range , then flows first to the northwest to the settlement of Gifford , then to the west to the settlement of Mangaroon and finally to the south to its confluence with the Gascoyne River at the small town of Gascoyne Junction near the southern tip of the Kennedy -Range National Parks .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Lyons River North - 382 m
- Frederick River - 357 m
- Bangemall Creek - 344 meters
- Koorabooka Creek - 343 m
- Spring Creek - 329 m
- Elliot Creek - 323 m
- Bolton Creek - 322 m
- Pimbyana Creek - 315 m
- Gifford Creek - 308 m
- Fraser Creek - 307 meters
- Yangibana Creek - 301 m
- Six Mile Creek - 298 meters
- Edmund River - 293 m
- McGuire Creek - 290 m
- Winmar Creek - 290 m
- Alma River - 271 m
- Mangaroon Creek - 261 m
- Minnie Creek - 254 m
- Oakley Wash - 248 m
- Wongarrie Creek - 242 m
- Booroothunty Creek - 241 meters
- Russell Creek - 239 m
- Coonoocoo Wash - 237 m
- Ulura Creek - 228 m
- Coorroolthoo Creek - 226 m
- Billy Well Creek - 223 m
- Coppershaft Creek - 220 m
- Cabrajacka Creek - 216 m
- Onslow Creek - 211 m
- Paradise Creek - 198 m
- Austin Creek - 188 m
- Salt Springs Creek - 177 m
- Binthabooka Creek - 175 m
- Damper Creek - 174 m
- Davis Creek - 154 m
- Mungarra Creek - 140 m
Flowing lakes
- Cattle pool - 376 m
- Edithana Pool - 345 m
- Windarrie Pool - 312 m
- Bubbawonarra Pool - 251 m
- Wongarrie Pool - 246 m
history
The first European to discover the river was the explorer Francis Gregory in 1858 . He named it after the naval hero Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons .
The Aborigines , the Malgaru , call the river Mithering .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Map of Lyons River, WA . Bonzle.com
- ↑ River Monitoring Stations - Lyons River . Department of Water (2008) ( Memento of the original from July 23, 2008 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.
- ↑ Park Finder - Kennedy Range National Park . Department of Environment and Conservation (2008)
