Hardey River
| Hardey River | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Basin | |
| Main source |
Tom Price, Western Australia 724 metres (2,375 ft)[1] |
| River mouth |
Ashburton River 140 metres (459 ft) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 217 kilometres (135 mi)[2] |
The Hardey River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise at Tom Price in the Hamersley Range and flow in a westerly direction. The river travels almost parallel with the Nanutarra-Wittenoom Road until it discharges into the Ashburton River near Hardey Junction.
The Hardey River has two tributaries; the Beasley River and Hope Creek.
The river was named in 1861 during an expedition by explorer Francis Gregory, after Swan River colonist John Wall Hardey, who was a family friend. Gregory had previously named the nearby Mount Wall after Hardey.[3]
References
- ↑ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Hardey River". 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names". Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ↑ "Western Australian Names - Their Dates and Origin - Interesting Historical Facts". The Sunday Times (Western Australia). 8 July 1928. p. 32. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
Coordinates: 22°43′59″S 116°7′7″E / 22.73306°S 116.11861°E
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) | |
| Rivers of the Pilbara region | |
| Rivers of the South West region | |
| Rivers of the Wheatbelt region | |
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