Chamberlain River

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Chamberlain River
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Chamberlain River
Location
Country Australia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Durack Range
  elevation536 metres (1,759 ft) [1]
Mouth  
  location
Pentecost River
  elevation
76 metres (249 ft)
Length236 km (147 mi)

The Chamberlain River is a river in the Kimberley region 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 people. [2]

The river was named in 1901 by the surveyor Frederick Brockman. The river was named after Fremantle shipbuilder and Broome Pearler William Alfred Chamberlain.

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References

  1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Chamberlain River". 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  2. "Ausanthrop - Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2012. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

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