Length 118 km Country Australia | ||
Main source Philips Range528 metres (1,732 ft) River mouth Fitzroy River181 metres (594 ft) | ||
The Adcock River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.
Map of Adcock River, King Leopold Ranges WA, Australia
The headwaters of the river rise in the Philips Range near Qodesh then flow in a south-easterly direction parallel with the King Leopold Range and past Mount House, Mount Clifton and Mount Hamilton before merging with the Fitzroy River near Fitzroy Bluff.
The Adcock has three tributaries; Throssel River, Annie Creek and Walsh Creek.
The first European to discover the river was Frank Hann in 1898, who named the river after Charles and William Adcock of Derby: Hann explained, "Messrs Adcock Bros of Derby were very kind to me and provided exceedingly reasonable in the important matter of a supply of rations."
The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Nyikina peoples.
Fish such as Greenway's grunter, the Flathead Goby and the False spotted gudgeon have been found within the river system.