Adcock River
| Adcock River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Philips Range |
| • elevation | 528 metres (1,732 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Fitzroy River |
• elevation | 181 metres (594 ft) |
| Length | 118 kilometres (73 mi) |
The Adcock River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise in the Philips Range near Qodesh then flow in a south-easterly direction parallel with the King Leopold Range and past Mount House, Mount Clifton and Mount Hamilton before merging with the Fitzroy River near Fitzroy Bluff.
The Adcock has three tributaries; Throssel River, Annie Creek and Walsh Creek.
The first European to discover the river was Frank Hann in 1898, who named the river after Charles and William Adcock of Derby: Hann explained, "Messrs Adcock Bros of Derby were very kind to me and provided exceedingly reasonable in the important matter of a supply of rations."[2]
The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Nyikina peoples.[3]
Fish such as Greenway's grunter, the Flathead Goby and the False spotted gudgeon have been found within the river system.[4]
References
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Adcock River". 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ "History of river names – A". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "Ausanthrop - Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "National River Trust - Inland fish fauna of the Fitzroy river" (PDF). 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
17°33′21″S 126°8′23″E / 17.55583°S 126.13972°E
Rivers of Western Australia | |
|---|---|
| Rivers of the Gascoyne region | |
| Rivers of the Goldfields-Esperance region | |
| Rivers of the Great Southern region | |
| Rivers of the Kimberley region |
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| Rivers of the Mid West region | |
| Rivers of the Peel and Perth regions | |
| Rivers of the Pilbara region | |
| Rivers of the South West region | |
| Rivers of the Wheatbelt region | |
