Kent River
| Kent River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Tenterden |
| • elevation | 295 metres (968 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Irwin Inlet |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | 140 kilometres (87 mi)[2] |
The Kent River is a river in the Great Southern of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise near
Owingup Nature Reserve swampland and finally discharges into the eastern side of Irwin Inlet
.
There are two tributaries to the Kent; Styx River and Nile Creek.
The river was named in 1829 by
King George Sound garrison.[3]
References
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Kent River". 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "History of river names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ Sherriff, George (26 January 1950). "The History of Denmark - Its Exploration and Early Development". Albany Advertiser. p. 8. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
34°59′34″S 116°59′29″E / 34.99278°S 116.99139°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 | |
