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{{Short description|River in Papua New Guinea}}
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The '''Morehead River''' is a river in southwestern [[Papua New Guinea]]. It is located just to the east of the [[Bensbach River]], and to the west of the [[Fly River]]. The river flows through the [[Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands]].

The mouth of the river is located at the southern end of [[Morehead Rural LLG]] and discharges at the head of Heath Bay.<ref name="Georges">Georges, A., Guarino, F., & Bito, B. (2006). [http://www.publish.csiro.au/wr/WR05087 Freshwater turtles of the TransFly region of Papua New Guinea – notes on diversity, distribution, reproduction, harvest and trade]. ''Wildlife Research'', 33(5), 373. {{doi|10.1071/wr05087}}</ref>

The Morehead River was named after [[Boyd Dunlop Morehead]], 10th [[Premier of Queensland]] by [[Sir William MacGregor]].

[[Yam languages]], also known as the Morehead-Wasur languages, are spoken in the Morehead River area.<ref name="Evans-Southern">{{cite book |last=Evans |first=Nicholas |authorlink=Nicholas Evans (linguist) |editor1-last=Palmer |editor1-first=Bill |date=2018 |title=The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide |chapter=The languages of Southern New Guinea |series= The World of Linguistics |volume=4 |location=Berlin |publisher=De Gruyter Mouton |pages=641-774 |isbn=978-3-11-028642-7}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of rivers of Papua New Guinea]]
*[[Western Province (Papua New Guinea)]]
*[[Tonda Wildlife Management Area]]
*[[Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands]]
*[[Bensbach River]]

==References==
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[[Category:Rivers of Papua New Guinea]]


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