The headwaters of the river rise between the Durack Range and the Saw Range. It flows southwards before turning north and continuing until it discharges into the West Arm of the Cambridge Gulf just south of Wyndham.
The river was named in 1884 during hydrographic surveys by Staff Commander James Coghlan after Captain Phillip Parker King, who was the first European to chart the river mouth in 1818.[2]
The river flooded in 2005 following heavy rainfall when Cyclone Ingrid crossed the coast in the area. At Diggers Rest Station near Wyndham fences and livestock were swept away.[3]
king, river, kimberley, western, australia, confused, with, king, river, great, southern, western, australia, king, river, river, kimberley, region, western, australia, king, riversunset, over, king, river, seen, from, king, river, roadlocationcountryaustralia. Not to be confused with King River Great Southern Western Australia The King River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia King RiverSunset over the King River as seen from the King River RoadLocationCountryAustraliaPhysical characteristicsSource locationDurack Range elevation387 metres 1 270 ft 1 Mouth locationCambridge Gulf elevationsea levelLength132 kilometres 82 mi The headwaters of the river rise between the Durack Range and the Saw Range It flows southwards before turning north and continuing until it discharges into the West Arm of the Cambridge Gulf just south of Wyndham The river was named in 1884 during hydrographic surveys by Staff Commander James Coghlan after Captain Phillip Parker King who was the first European to chart the river mouth in 1818 2 The river flooded in 2005 following heavy rainfall when Cyclone Ingrid crossed the coast in the area At Diggers Rest Station near Wyndham fences and livestock were swept away 3 The Indigenous Australian name for the river is Goolime and traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Ngarinjin for the area around its headwaters 4 References Edit Bonzle Digital Atlas Map of King River River 2009 Retrieved 10 July 2016 History of river names K Western Australian Land Information Authority Archived from the original on 19 April 2021 Retrieved 7 September 2011 Adrienne Francis 17 March 2005 Tragedy strikes Kimberley station Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 4 May 2012 Norman Tindale Aboriginal Tribes of Australia Their Terrain Environmental Controls Distribution Limits and Proper Names Australian National University 1974 p 251 External links Edit Media related to King River Kimberley Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons15 29 37 S 128 4 12 E 15 49361 S 128 07000 E 15 49361 128 07000 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 King River Kimberley Western Australia amp oldid 1035172126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
