Adcock River

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Adcock River
Location
Country Australia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Philips Range
  elevation528 metres (1,732 ft) [1]
Mouth  
  location
Fitzroy River
  elevation
181 metres (594 ft)
Length118 kilometres (73 mi)

The Adcock River is a river in the Kimberley region 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 Wunaamin-Miliwundi Ranges 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.

Frank Hann named the river in 1898 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 people. [3]

Fish such as Greenway's grunter, the flathead goby and the false spotted gudgeon have been found within the river system. [4]

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References

  1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Adcock River". 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  2. "History of river names – A". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  3. "Ausanthrop – Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  4. "National River Trust – Inland fish fauna of the Fitzroy river" (PDF). 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2010.

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