Sale River
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The Sale River is a river
in the Kimberley of Western Australia
.
The headwaters of the river rise near Spong Pyramid at the southern edge of the Elizabeth and Catherine Range and flow in a westerly direction before discharging into Doubtful Bay
near Storr Island.
The only tributary
to the Sale is the Berckelman River
.
The mouth
of the Sale River at Doubtful Bay has a depth of about 30 metres (98 ft) but the mouth itself is blocked by a rock bar at low tide. Cruise boats regularly enter the river from the bay and many anchorages exist along the length of the river with gorges and sandy beach
es that are popular with tourists.
Europeans discovered the river in 1901 when an exploration team led by Frederick Brockman
and including Charles Crossland and Maitland Gibb
were on expedition in the area searching for pastoral land.
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 near Spong Pyramid at the southern edge of the Elizabeth and Catherine Range and flow in a westerly direction before discharging into Doubtful Bay
Doubtful Bay
Doubtful Bay is a small, deeply indented bay, which lies 1 mile east-northeast of Smaaland Cove and immediately west of Rumbolds Point on the far south west coast of South Georgia...
near Storr Island.
The only tributary
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...
to the Sale is the Berckelman River
Berckelman River
The Berckelman River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.The headwaters of the river rise in the Harding Range and flow in a north westerly direction before discharging into the Sale River, of which it is a tributary....
.
The mouth
Mouth
The mouth is the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food andsaliva. The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane epithelium lining the inside of the mouth....
of the Sale River at Doubtful Bay has a depth of about 30 metres (98 ft) but the mouth itself is blocked by a rock bar at low tide. Cruise boats regularly enter the river from the bay and many anchorages exist along the length of the river with gorges and sandy beach
Beach
A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...
es that are popular with tourists.
Europeans discovered the river in 1901 when an exploration team led by 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...
and including Charles Crossland and Maitland Gibb
Andrew Gibb Maitland
Andrew Gibb Maitland was an English-born Australian geologist.Maitland was born in Birkby, Yorkshire, England and studied civil engineering at Yorkshire College of Science, Leeds where he was influenced by the professor of geology Alexander Henry Green.In 1888 he was assigned Second Assistant...
were on expedition in the area searching for pastoral land.