Eagle Falls | |
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Location | Kimberley, Western Australia |
Watercourse | Drysdale River |
The Eagle Falls are on the Drysdale River in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
They are regularly travelled to by helicopters associated with Kimberley coastal cruises. [1] [2] [3] [4]
They are not the only named waterfalls on the river - the largest are the Solea Falls just north of the Johnston Creek fork (this creek also has the Cracitus Falls); other named falls in the catchment include Bango Falls on the tributary Bango Creek.
Other significant waterfalls in the Kimberley region include the King George Falls east of the Drysdale catchment.
Drysdale River National Park is a national park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 2,168 kilometres (1,347 mi) northeast of Perth.
Kununurra is a town in far northern Western Australia located at the eastern extremity of the Kimberley approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) from the border with the Northern Territory. Kununurra was initiated to service the Ord River Irrigation Scheme.
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Lennard River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The river was named on 8 June 1879 by the explorer Alexander Forrest, during an expedition in the Kimberley area, after Amy Eliza Barrett-Lennard (1852-1897), who he was to marry on 15 January 1880.
Pentecost River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Drysdale River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The Gibb River is a river in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia.
Mary River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The Barton River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
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Coordinates: 17°50′53″S126°36′32″E / 17.848°S 126.609°E