Lyons River

The Lyons River is a river in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.

Lyons
The Lyons River at Ullawarra Road crossing
Etymology	Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons
Native name	Mithering
Location
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
Region	Gascoyne
Physical characteristics
Source	Teano Range
• location	below Staten Hill
• coordinates	24°26′42″S 117°35′55″E
• elevation	535 m (1,755 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Gascoyne River
• location	Jimba Jimba
• coordinates	25°2′31″S 115°4′37″E
• elevation	137 m (449 ft)
Length	561 km (349 mi)
Discharge
• location	mouth
• average	460,600 m^3/s (16,270,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	Gascoyne River catchment
Tributaries
• left	Calbrajacka Creek, Onslow Creek, Edmund River, Frederick River
• right	Koorabooka Creek
National park	Kennedy Range National Park
[1][2][3]

The headwaters of the Lyons rise just west of the Teano Range and the river flows generally south-west, joined by 36 tributaries including the Edmund River, Frederick River, Onslow Creek, Gifford Creek, Koorabooka Creek and Ulura Creek. The Lyons reaches its confluence with the Gascoyne River near the township of Gascoyne Junction near the southern end of the Kennedy Range. The river descends 398 metres (1,306 ft) over its 561-kilometre (349 mi) course.[2]

Several permanent pools of water exist along the river including Cattle Pool, Windarrie Pool and Bubbawonnara Pool.

The Lyons River is known as Mithering by the local Indigenous Australians, the Malgaru. The first European to come upon the river was explorer Francis Gregory in 1858,[4] he named the river after the naval hero Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons.[1]

See also

• List of rivers in Western Australia

References

1. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names – E". Retrieved 8 January 2009.
2. "Map of Lyons River, WA". Bonzle Digital Atlas. 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
3. "River Monitoring Stations - Lyons River". Department of Water. Government of Western Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
4. "Parkfinder - Kennedy Range National Park". Department of Environment and Conservation. Government of Western Australia. 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2010.