The Kent River is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in the Great Southern of Western Australia

Western Australia

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The headwaters of the river rise near Tenterden

Tenterden, Western Australia

Tenterden is a town located 328 km south-east of Perth in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The townsite is located on one of the sidings on the Great Southern Railway line. The siding was established in 1891 and shortly afterward the government made land available for agricultural...

 then flows in a south westerly direction crosses the Muirs Highway

Muirs Highway

Muirs Highway is a Western Australian highway linking Manjimup and Mount Barker on the Albany Highway. It is signed as State Route 102 and is long. It provides a shorter distance between Manjimup and Albany...

 east of Rocky Gully

Rocky Gully, Western Australia

Rocky Gully is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.The town is located along the Muirs Highway, about from the Kent River....

 then through Mount Roe-Mount Lindesay National Park then crosses the South Coast Highway

South Coast Highway

South Coast Highway is a Western Australia highway. It is a part of the Highway 1 network.With a length of , it runs from Esperance to Walpole roughly in parallel to the Western Australia's south coast...

 near Kenton then flows through the Owingup Nature Reserve through the swampland and finally discharges into the eastern side of the Irwin Inlet

Irwin Inlet

Irwin Inlet is an inlet in the located on the Great Southern region of Western Australia.The inlet receives water from two main sources; Bow River of the North West and Kent River to the North East. The inlet itself discharges into the Southern Ocean via Foul Bay.The inlet is approximately East of...

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There are two tributaries

Tributary

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 to the Kent; Styx River and Nile Creek.

The river was named in 1829 by Thomas Wilson

Thomas Braidwood Wilson

Thomas Braidwood Wilson FRGS was an Australian surgeon and explorer. He was born in Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland, the son of James, and Catherine Boak.-Sea Voyages:...

 who was the first Europe

Europe

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an to discover the river. He named the river after another member of his exploration party John Kent.