Mary River (Western Australia)

Mary River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.

Mary River
Location
Country	Australia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mount Angelo
• elevation	465 metres (1,526 ft)[1]
Mouth
• location	Margaret River
• elevation	254 metres (833 ft)
Length	100 kilometres (62 mi)[2]

The headwaters of the river rise south of Mount Angelo, approximately 25 km south of Halls Creek. The river then flows in a westerly direction through Oollumarra Soak and discharges into Margaret River of which it is a tributary.

Mary River has nine tributaries including Laura River, Willy Willy Creek, Garden Creek, Hangman Creek and Janet Creek.

The river was named in 1884 when the area was explored by a government survey party led by Harry Johnston, who named it after his mother, Mary Johnston (1822-1893), the daughter of Marshall Waller Clifton and Elinor Bell.

The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Djaru and Konejandi peoples.[3]

References

1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Mary River". 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names – M". Retrieved 7 September 2011.
3. "AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2012.