Sale River

Coordinates: 15°58′21″S 124°35′44″E / 15.97250°S 124.59556°E / -15.97250; 124.59556
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Sale River
Location
CountryAustralia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSpong Pyramid
 • elevation275 meters (902 ft)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Doubtful Bay, Timor Sea
 • elevation
Sea level
Length109 kilometres (68 mi)
Basin size1,438 square kilometres (555 sq mi)[2]

The Sale River is a

PC William Gee, John Stainer and an Aboriginal constable named Billy.[3]

The

headwaters of the river rise near Spong Pyramid at the southern edge of the Elizabeth and Catherine Range and flow in a westerly direction before discharging into Doubtful Bay near Storr Island. The only tributary of the Sale is the Berckelman River, which was named after the family of Trevarton Sholl's mother
.

The

gorges and sandy beaches that are popular with tourists.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Sale River". 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Friday September 15, 1865". Perth Gazette and W.A. Times. 15 September 1865. p. 2. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Kimberley Cruising - Sale River". 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2010.

15°58′21″S 124°35′44″E / 15.97250°S 124.59556°E / -15.97250; 124.59556