King Edward River
Encyclopedia
The King Edward River is a river
in the Kimberley of Western Australia
.
The headwaters of the river rise below Poonjurra Hill and flows in a northerly direction almost parallel with the Kalumburu
Road and eventually discharges into Deep Bay then Napier Broome Bay and finally the Indian Ocean
.
The river has seven tributaries
including; Carson River
, Drum Creek, Noolawayoo Creek, Coondillah Creek and Hair Creek.
The river contains several permanent pools, where examples of Indigenous Australian art known as Bradshaw paintings can be found along the cliff faces.
The River was named in 1901 by the surveyor
Frederick Brockman
while on expedition in the area. The river is named after King Edward VII, the reigning monarch
at the time.
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 Kimberley of Western Australia
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...
.
The headwaters of the river rise below Poonjurra Hill and flows in a northerly direction almost parallel with the Kalumburu
Kalumburu, Western Australia
Kalumburu and Kalumburu Community are both bounded localities within the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley Western Australia. Kalumburu Community is the northernmost settlement in Western Australia...
Road and eventually discharges into Deep Bay then Napier Broome Bay and finally the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
.
The river has seven 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...
including; Carson River
Carson River (Western Australia)
The Carson River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.The headwaters of the river rise at the base of the Foster Range near the southwestern edge of the Drysdale River National Park then flow in a northerly direction along the Carson Escarpment and discharge into the King Edward River...
, Drum Creek, Noolawayoo Creek, Coondillah Creek and Hair Creek.
The river contains several permanent pools, where examples of Indigenous Australian art known as Bradshaw paintings can be found along the cliff faces.
The River was named in 1901 by the surveyor
Surveying
See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
Frederick Brockman
Frederick Slade Drake-Brockman
Frederick Slade Drake-Brockman was a surveyor and explorer of Western Australia.Born 9 July 1857 at Seabrook near Northam in Western Australia, he was the son of Edmund Ralph Brockman, gentleman-farmer, and Elizabeth Deborah née Slade. He was educated at Bishop Mathew Hale's school and articled in...
while on expedition in the area. The river is named after King Edward VII, the reigning monarch
Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
at the time.