Aboriginal rock art in Wunnumurra Gorge, Barnett River
The river rises below the Caroline Range near Mount Lacy and then flows south to the west of Mount Elizabeth then through the Barnett River gorge crossing the Gibb River Road near the Mount Barnett roadhouse before flowing into the Hann River in the Philip Range near Mount Caroline.
It was named by the first European to explore the river, Frank Hann, who had seen it during his expedition to the region in 1898. He named the river after Alfred Barnett, who was the manager of Balmaningarra Station, which is situated along the Lennard River.[3]
barnett, river, river, kimberley, region, western, australia, locationcountryaustraliaphysical, characteristicssource, locationcaroline, range, elevation616, metres, mouth, locationconfluence, with, hann, river, elevation377, metres, length68, kilometres, abor. The Barnett River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia Barnett RiverLocationCountryAustraliaPhysical characteristicsSource locationCaroline Range elevation616 metres 2 021 ft 1 Mouth locationconfluence with Hann River elevation377 metres 1 237 ft Length68 kilometres 42 mi Aboriginal rock art in Wunnumurra Gorge Barnett River The river rises below the Caroline Range near Mount Lacy and then flows south to the west of Mount Elizabeth then through the Barnett River gorge crossing the Gibb River Road near the Mount Barnett roadhouse before flowing into the Hann River in the Philip Range near Mount Caroline The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Ola people 2 It was named by the first European to explore the river Frank Hann who had seen it during his expedition to the region in 1898 He named the river after Alfred Barnett who was the manager of Balmaningarra Station which is situated along the Lennard River 3 Fish such as the western rainbowfish the false spine catfish and the Barnett River gudgeon have all been found within the river system 4 References edit Bonzle Digital Atlas Map of Barnett River WA 2008 Retrieved 13 September 2011 Ausanthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database 2012 Archived from the original on 26 September 2015 Retrieved 29 April 2012 History of river names B Western Australian Land Information Authority Archived from the original on 19 April 2021 Retrieved 13 September 2011 National River Trust Inland fish fauna of the Fitzroy river PDF 2002 Archived from the original PDF on 8 September 2007 Retrieved 13 September 2011 16 44 39 S 125 55 52 E 16 7443 S 125 9311 E 16 7443 125 9311 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barnett River amp oldid 1200872949, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
