Hardey River

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Hardey River
Hardey River
Location
CountryAustralia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Tom Price, Western Australia
  elevation724 metres (2,375 ft) [1]
Mouth  
  location
Ashburton River
  elevation
140 metres (459 ft)
Length217 km (135 mi) [2]

The Hardey River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise at Tom Price in the Hamersley Range and flow in a westerly direction. The river travels almost parallel with the Nanutarra-Wittenoom Road until it discharges into the Ashburton River near Hardey Junction.

The Hardey River has two tributaries, the Beasley River and Hope Creek.

The river was named in 1861 during an expedition by explorer Francis Gregory, after Swan River colonist John Wall Hardey, who was a family friend. Gregory had previously named the nearby Mount Wall after Hardey. [3]

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References

  1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Hardey River". 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. "History of river names – H". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  3. "Western Australian Names - Their Dates and Origin - Interesting Historical Facts". The Sunday Times (Western Australia) . 8 July 1928. p. 32. Retrieved 28 August 2012.

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