Irwin River
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The Irwin River is a river in the Mid West of Western Australia
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The headwaters of the Irwin are located below Canna near Pindar
and the river flows west until discharging into Arurine bay near Dongara
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The river has four tributaries
: Lockier River, Sand Plain Creek, Nangetty Creek and Mullewa Creek.
The river was named by explorer George Grey
in 1839 after the commander of the Swan River
Settlement Major Frederick Irwin
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Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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The headwaters of the Irwin are located below Canna near Pindar
Pindar, Western Australia
Pindar is a small town in the Mid West Region of Western Australia. It is located about 30 km east of MullewaIn 1894, the Northern Railway from Geraldton to Mullewa was opened, and four year later was extended to Cue...
and the river flows west until discharging into Arurine bay near Dongara
Dongara, Western Australia
Dongara is a town located 351 km north-northwest of Perth on the Brand Highway. The town is located at the mouth of the Irwin River. In recent years the area has been marketed as the 'Rock lobster capital of Australia'....
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The river has four tributaries
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
: Lockier River, Sand Plain Creek, Nangetty Creek and Mullewa Creek.
The river was named by explorer George Grey
George Grey
George Grey may refer to:*Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet , British politician*George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent *Sir George Grey , Governor of Cape Colony, South Australia and New Zealand...
in 1839 after the commander of the Swan River
Swan River (Western Australia)
The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. Its lower reaches are relatively wide and deep, with few constrictions, while the upper reaches are usually quite narrow and shallow....
Settlement Major Frederick Irwin
Frederick Irwin
Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Chidley Irwin was acting Governor of Western Australia from 1847 to 1848.Born in 1788 in Enniskillen, Ireland, Frederick Chidley Irwin was the son of Reverend James Irwin. In 1808, he was commissioned into the 83rd Regiment of Foot...
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