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Durack River

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Length
  
306 km

Mouth
  
Cambridge Gulf

Basin area
  
4,088 kmĀ²

Country
  
Australia

Durack River httpsiytimgcomvieuHOQcRRTQcmaxresdefaultjpg

Main source
  
Durack Range 563 metres (1,847 ft)

River mouth
  
Cambridge Gulf sea level

Basin size
  
4,088 square kilometres (1,578 sq mi)

Discharge
  
Average rate: 408,400 ML/a (12.94 m/s; 457.0 cu ft/s)

Durack river crossing


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

Contents

Map of Durack River, Durack WA, Australia

The river rises below the Durack Range then flows north discharging into the west arm of Cambridge Gulf.

There are 14 tributaries of the Durack including; Chapman River, Wood River, Ellenbrae Creek, Royston Creek, Koolawerii Creek and Wilson Creek.

The river was named in 1882 by the surveyor John Pentecost after explorer and Kimberley pioneer Michael Durack who was the first European to cross the river.

The traditional owners of the area that the river flows through are the Kitja, Ola and Wilawila peoples.

Video 154 gibb river road from the durack river to bamboo creek


References

Durack River Wikipedia