Barker River | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mount Matthew |
• elevation | 286 metres (938 ft) [1] |
Mouth | |
• location | Lennard River |
• elevation | 59 metres (194 ft) |
Length | 90 km (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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