Country Australia Length 27 km | Basin size 402 km (155 sq mi) Basin area 402 km² | |
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Main source East of Redmond
72 metres (236 ft) River mouth Oyster Harbour
sea level Discharge Average rate:
1.08 m/s (34,000 ML/a; 38 cu ft/s) | ||
The King River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.
The river rises east of the town of Redmond and then flows for approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) and along with the Kalgan River drains into Oyster Harbour and finally King George Sound north east of Albany.
The river was named after an early explorer of the Australian and Patagonian coasts, Phillip Parker King, by Thomas Braidwood Wilson while exploring the region in December 1829. The estuarine zone of the river is from the mouth to 7 kilometres (4 mi) upstream to where Mill Brook joins the river.
The land along the river is estimated as being 83% cleared yet the water quality is generally healthy fresh water. The salinity level of the King River at discharge is 800 mg/L.
Tributaries
The main tributary of the King River is Mill Brook which joins the King about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-west of the Upper King Bridge.