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

Durack River
Location
CountryAustralia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationDurack Range
  elevation563 metres (1,847 ft)[1]
Mouth 
  location
Cambridge Gulf
  elevation
sea level
Length306 kilometres (190 mi)[2]
Basin size4,088 square kilometres (1,578 sq mi)[3]
Discharge 
  average408,400 ML/a (12.94 m3/s; 457.0 cu ft/s)

The river rises below the Durack Range then flows north, discharging into the west arm of Cambridge Gulf.

There are 14 tributaries of the Durack, including Chapman River, Wood River, Ellenbrae Creek, Royston Creek, Koolawerii Creek and Wilson Creek.

The river was named in 1882 by the surveyor John Pentecost after explorer and Kimberley pioneer Michael Durack, who was the first European to cross the river.

The traditional owners of the area that the river flows through are the Kitja, Ola and Wilawila peoples.[4]


References


  1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Durack River, WA". 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
  2. "History of river names – D". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
  3. "Government of Western Australia Department of Water - Water Resources Data - Streamflow Sites". 2008. Archived from the original on 23 August 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
  4. "AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2009. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.



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Der Durack River ist ein Fluss in der Region Kimberley im Nordosten des australischen Bundesstaates Western Australia.
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