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Charnley River

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Country
  
Australia

Mouth
  
Walcott Inlet

Length
  
148 km

Main source
  
Caroline Ranges 472 metres (1,549 ft)

River mouth
  
Walcott Inlet sea level

Flying australia charnley river headwaters to walcott inlet


Charnley River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Contents

The river has its headwaters situated below Rocky Mountain in the Caroline Ranges and flows eastward across the Gardner Plateau and discharges into the Indian Ocean via Walcott Inlet.

There are seven tributaries of the Charnley river these are; Pearson River, Maurice Creek, Synnot Creek, Kalumba Creek, Bayonet Creek, Maudie Creek and Kaangulman Creek.

The Calder River also flows into Walcott inlet.

Frank Hann named the Charnley river in 1898 after the pastoralist and miner Walter Chearnley from Nullagine whose name was mis-spelt when Hann recorded the name in his diary.

Helicopter ride charnley river gorge


References

Charnley River Wikipedia