Bannister River
Appearance
Bannister River | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• elevation | 329 metres (1,079 ft)[2] |
Mouth | |
• location | Hotham River |
• elevation | 209 metres (686 ft) |
Length | 50 kilometres (31 mi)[1] |
Bannister River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.
The river rises to the east of North Bannister and flows in a southerly direction discharging into the Hotham River near Boddington.
The river was named after Captain Thomas Bannister who was the first European to discover the river in 1830 by Surveyor General John Septimus Roe in 1832.
32°47′28″S 116°28′52″E / 32.79111°S 116.48111°E
References
- ^ "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Bannister River, WA". 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.