Beasley River

Coordinates: 22°59′25″S 116°53′8″E / 22.99028°S 116.88556°E / -22.99028; 116.88556
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Beasley River
Location
CountryAustralia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationHamersley Range
 • elevation600 metres (1,969 ft)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Hardey River
 • elevation
254 metres (833 ft)
Length105 kilometres (65 mi)

The Beasley River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise in the Hamersley Range approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of Tom Price and flows in a south-westerly direction through Woongarra Pool before discharging into the Hardey River.

The only tributary of the river is Beasley River West.

The river was named in 1962 after government

Port Hedland.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Beasley River". 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
  2. ^ "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

22°59′25″S 116°53′8″E / 22.99028°S 116.88556°E / -22.99028; 116.88556