Fraser River (Western Australia)
| Fraser River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • elevation | 138 metres (453 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | King Sound |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | 70 kilometres (43 mi)[2] |
| Basin size | 2,752 km2 (1,063 sq mi)[3] |
The Fraser River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The river rises northwest of Mount Jowlaenger and flows east passing through some permanent pools such as Ungalete Pool and Lowangun Pool before discharging into King Sound.
The only tributary of the Fraser is Bungarragut Creek.
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References
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Fraser River". 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
- ^ "History of river names – F". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Modelled seabed response to possible climate change scenarios over the next 50 years in the Australian Northwest" (PDF). CSIRO. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
17°21′0″S 123°18′38″E / 17.35000°S 123.31056°E
Rivers of Western Australia | |
|---|---|
| Rivers of the Gascoyne region | |
| Rivers of the Goldfields-Esperance region | |
| Rivers of the Great Southern region | |
| Rivers of the Kimberley region |
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| Rivers of the Mid West region | |
| Rivers of the Peel and Perth regions | |
| Rivers of the Pilbara region | |
| Rivers of the South West region | |
| Rivers of the Wheatbelt region | |
