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Ernest River

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Length
  
68 km

Country
  
Australia

Mouth
  
Forrest River

Main source
  
Tadarida Scarp 360 metres (1,181 ft)

River mouth
  
Forrest River 113 metres (371 ft)

The Ernest River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.

Map of Ernest River, Oombulgurri WA, Australia

The headwaters of the river rise in the Drysdale River National Park at the foot of Tadarida Scarp. The river flows easterly until discharging into the Forrest River of which it is a tributary.

The river was named by the Victoria Squatting Company surveyor Charles Burrowes.

References

Ernest River Wikipedia