Angelo River
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The Angelo River is a river
in the Pilbara region
of Western Australia
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The river rises in the hills to the western side of the Ophthalmia Range
and flows in a southerly direction before weering east near Kundering Range and past the Angelo River Mine and Angelo River prospect, a Uranium
deposit then finally discharging into the Ashburton River
of which it is a tributary
.
The river has six tributaries including; Indabiddy Creek, Bukardi Creek and Kennedy Creek.
The river was named in 1887 by Robert McPhee, who was prospecting
the area at the time. He named the river after Colonel Fox Angelo who was the government resident in Roebourne
and later became the Superintendent of Rottnest Island
.
Indigeous Australians
, the Ngarlawongga and Banjima peoples, have dreamtime
songs involving the origin of the black river goanna
which is believed to have been created in the river. Likewise the black-headed python is believed to have been created in Indabiddy creek.
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 Pilbara region
Regions of Western Australia
Regionalisations of Western Australia are systems by which Western Australia is divided into distinct geographic regions. The most commonly known regionalisation is the governmental division of the state into regions for economic development purposes, of which there are nine.Other regionalisations...
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...
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The river rises in the hills to the western side of the Ophthalmia Range
Ophthalmia Range
Ophthalmia Range is a range in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.The range is located approximately North of Perth and the nearest town is Newman which is found approximately South of the range in the Hamersley Range....
and flows in a southerly direction before weering east near Kundering Range and past the Angelo River Mine and Angelo River prospect, a Uranium
Uranium
Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons...
deposit then finally discharging into the Ashburton River
Ashburton River (Western Australia)
The Ashburton River is located within the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The river rises approximately 100 km south of Newman and flows in a west north westerly direction until discharging into the Indian Ocean approximately 20 km south west of Onslow. The river crosses the North...
of which it is a 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...
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The river has six tributaries including; Indabiddy Creek, Bukardi Creek and Kennedy Creek.
The river was named in 1887 by Robert McPhee, who was prospecting
Prospecting
Prospecting is the physical search for minerals, fossils, precious metals or mineral specimens, and is also known as fossicking.Prospecting is a small-scale form of mineral exploration which is an organised, large scale effort undertaken by mineral resource companies to find commercially viable ore...
the area at the time. He named the river after Colonel Fox Angelo who was the government resident in Roebourne
Roebourne, Western Australia
Roebourne is an old gold rush town in Western Australia's Pilbara region. It is 202 km from Port Hedland and 1,563 km from Perth, the state's capital. It prospered during its gold boom of the late 19th century and was once the biggest settlement between Darwin and Perth...
and later became the Superintendent of Rottnest Island
Rottnest Island
Rottnest Island is located off the coast of Western Australia, near Fremantle. It is called Wadjemup by the Noongar people, meaning "place across the water". The island is long, and at its widest point with a total land area of . It is classified as an A Class Reserve and is managed by the...
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Indigeous Australians
Australian Aborigines
Australian Aborigines , also called Aboriginal Australians, from the latin ab originem , are people who are indigenous to most of the Australian continentthat is, to mainland Australia and the island of Tasmania...
, the Ngarlawongga and Banjima peoples, have dreamtime
Dreamtime
In the animist framework of Australian Aboriginal mythology, The Dreaming is a sacred era in which ancestral Totemic Spirit Beings formed The Creation.-The Dreaming of the Aboriginal times:...
songs involving the origin of the black river goanna
Goanna
Goanna is the name used to refer to any number of Australian monitor lizards of the genus Varanus, as well as to certain species from Southeast Asia.There are around 30 species of goanna, 25 of which are found in Australia...
which is believed to have been created in the river. Likewise the black-headed python is believed to have been created in Indabiddy creek.