It was named after the first European to explore the river, Frank Hann, who had seen it during his expedition to the region in 1898 and named it the Phillips River. It was renamed in 1900 by the Surveyor General H F Johnston to honour Hann; a Philips River already existed in the south of the state.
The river rises below Mount Lacy and Sir John Gorge and then flows in a southerly direction past Mount Elizabeth then crossing the Gibb River Road. The river then cuts through the Barnett Range and then passes through the Phillips Range via Moll Gorge and flows through the Talbot Range until it flows into the Fitzroy River, of which it is a tributary, near Pinnamutta-Murrawong Hill.
The Hann has 12 tributaries, including Traine River, Barnett River, Harris Creek, Bella Creek, Macnamara Creek, Crocodile Creek and Grey Mare Creek.
The river has the only known specimens of the grass-like Whiteochloa sp. Hann River, a threatened species of Poaceae, located along its course.[5]
hann, river, this, article, about, river, western, australia, river, same, name, queensland, queensland, river, kimberley, region, western, australia, locationcountryaustraliaphysical, characteristicssource, locationbelow, pinnamutta, murrawong, hill, elevatio. This article is about a river in Western Australia For a river of the same name in Queensland see Hann River Queensland The Hann River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia Hann RiverLocationCountryAustraliaPhysical characteristicsSource locationbelow Pinnamutta Murrawong Hill elevation594 metres 1 949 ft 1 Mouth locationconfluence with Fitzroy River elevation251 metres 823 ft Length224 kilometres 139 mi 2 Discharge average711 000 ML a 22 5 m3 s 796 cu ft s 3 The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Wurla 4 It was named after the first European to explore the river Frank Hann who had seen it during his expedition to the region in 1898 and named it the Phillips River It was renamed in 1900 by the Surveyor General H F Johnston to honour Hann a Philips River already existed in the south of the state The river rises below Mount Lacy and Sir John Gorge and then flows in a southerly direction past Mount Elizabeth then crossing the Gibb River Road The river then cuts through the Barnett Range and then passes through the Phillips Range via Moll Gorge and flows through the Talbot Range until it flows into the Fitzroy River of which it is a tributary near Pinnamutta Murrawong Hill The Hann has 12 tributaries including Traine River Barnett River Harris Creek Bella Creek Macnamara Creek Crocodile Creek and Grey Mare Creek The river has the only known specimens of the grass like Whiteochloa sp Hann River a threatened species of Poaceae located along its course 5 Fish such as the western rainbowfish the Kimberley archerfish Greenway s grunter and the false spotted gudgeon have all been found within the river system 6 References edit Bonzle Digital Atlas Map of Hann River WA 2008 Retrieved 10 July 2016 History of river names H Western Australian Land Information Authority Archived from the original on 19 April 2021 Retrieved 26 November 2008 Department of Water Hann River Phillips Range 2008 Archived from the original on 24 July 2008 Retrieved 26 November 2008 Ausanthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database 2012 Archived from the original on 26 September 2015 Retrieved 29 April 2012 Florabase Whiteochloa Distribution 2010 Archived from the original on 8 July 2012 Retrieved 15 September 2010 National River Trust Inland fish fauna of the Fitzroy river PDF 2002 Retrieved 15 September 2010 16 48 10 S 126 7 42 E 16 80278 S 126 12833 E 16 80278 126 12833 This article related to a river in Western Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hann River amp oldid 1174440098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
