Mary River (Western Australia)

Mary River
Country	Australia
Basin
Main source	Mount Angelo 465 metres (1,526 ft)[1]
River mouth	Margaret River 254 metres (833 ft)
Physical characteristics
Length	100 kilometres (62 mi)[2]

Mary River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise south of Mount Angelo, approximately 25 km south of Halls Creek. The river then flows in a westerly direction through Oollumarra Soak and discharges into Margaret River of which it is a tributary.

Mary River has nine tributaries including Laura River, Willy Willy Creek, Garden Creek, Hangman Creek and Janet Creek.

The river was named in 1884 when the area was explored by a government survey party led by Harry Johnston, who named it after his mother, Mary Johnston (1822-1893), the daughter of Marshall Waller Clifton and Elinor Bell.

The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Djaru and Konejandi peoples.^[3]

References

1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Mary River". 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names". Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
3. "AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

Coordinates: 18°43′19″S 126°50′14″E / 18.72194°S 126.83722°E