Laura River (Western Australia)
| Laura River | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Mary River |
• elevation | 287 metres (942 ft) |
| Length | 86 kilometres (53 mi)[1] |
Laura River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise in the Bailey Range, approximately 20 km south of Halls Creek; the river then flows in a south-westerly direction crossing the Great Northern Highway near Dillinger Bore before discharging into Mary River of which it is a tributary.
The river was named in 1884 when the area was surveyed by G.R. Turner who named it after the niece of the Surveyor General John Forrest. Her name was Laura Loiuse Forrest.
References
- ^ "History of river names – L". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Laura River, WA". 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
18°41′43″S 127°01′06″E / 18.69528°S 127.01833°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 | |
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