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

Johnston River
Location
Country	Australia
Physical characteristics
Source
• elevation	358 metres (1,175 ft)[1]
Mouth
• location	Elvire River
• elevation	281 metres (922 ft)
Length	46 kilometres (29 mi)[2]

The Johnston River rises on Ruby Plains Station, flows in a northerly direction for 46 km and discharges into the Elvire River in Elvire Gorge to the east of Halls Creek.

The first European to see the Johnston River was the surveyor, Harry Johnston, who surveyed the river in 1884. The river was named after him by another surveyor Charles William Nyulasy, in 1887.

The two tributaries of the Johnston River are Fox River and Duerdin Creek.

References

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

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