Barker River

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Barker River
Location
Country Australia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMount Matthew
  elevation286 metres (938 ft) [1]
Mouth  
  location
Lennard River
  elevation
59 metres (194 ft)
Length90 kilometres (56 mi)

The Barker River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise north of Mount Matthew and then flow in a southerly direction through Barker Gorge before discharging into the Lennard River, of which it is a tributary.

John Forrest named the river during a survey of the Kimberley in 1883. The river was named after the wife of the Governor Sir Frederick Napier Broome, Lady Mary Anne Barker. [2]

The river has five tributaries: Fletcher River, Talbot Creek, Annie Creek, Mac Creek and Wombarella Creek.

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References

  1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Meda River". 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  2. "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

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