Mary River (Western Australia)
| Mary River | |
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| Origin | Mount Angelo |
| Mouth | Margaret River |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Length | 100 kilometres (62 mi) [1] |
| Source elevation | 465 metres (1,526 ft)[2] |
| Mouth elevation | 254 metres (833 ft) |
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]
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Rivers of Western Australia
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| Rivers of the Gascoyne region | |
| Rivers of the Goldfields-Esperance region | |
| Rivers of the Great Southern region | |
| Rivers of the Kimberley region |
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| Rivers of the Mid West region | |
| Rivers of the Peel and Perth regions (and streams) |
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| Rivers of the Pilbara region | |
| Rivers of the South West region | |
| Rivers of the Wheatbelt region | |
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