Chamberlain River
| Chamberlain River | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Durack Range |
| • elevation | 536 metres (1,759 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pentecost River |
• elevation | 76 metres (249 ft) |
| Length | 236 kilometres (147 mi) |
The Chamberlain River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise in the Durack range near Yulumbu. The river flows in a northerly direction along the range until it merges with the Pentecost River near El Questro Station.
The traditional owners of the area are the Kitja peoples.[2]
The river was named in 1901 by the surveyor Frederick Brockman. It is thought that the river was named after either the shipbuilder, William Chamberlain or the politician Joseph Chamberlain.[3]
References
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Chamberlain River". 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ "Ausanthrop - Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "History of river names – C". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
15°58′13″S 127°55′31″E / 15.97028°S 127.92528°E
Rivers of Western Australia | |
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| 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 | |
