Drysdale River
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Drysdale River is a river
in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
.
The river rises in the Caroline Ranges, flows in a northerly direction and discharges into Napier Broome Bay near Kalumburu
. The river contains several permanent pools some of which have several examples of Indigenous Australian art known as Bradshaw paintings that can be found along the cliff faces.
There are a total of 19 tributaries
of the Drysdale including; Gibb River
, Woodhouse River, Barton River
, Tadarida Creek, Wax Creek, Curlew Creek, King David Creek, Ubach Creek and Damper Creek.
15% of the river's catchment area lies within Drysdale River National Park
.
The river was named after the Director of a Victorian Squatting Company T.A. Drysdale by explorer Charles Burrowes in 1886.
The traditional owners
of the area that the river flows through are the Ngarinjin people.
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 region 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 Caroline Ranges, flows in a northerly direction and discharges into Napier Broome Bay near 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...
. The river contains several permanent pools some of which have several examples of Indigenous Australian art known as Bradshaw paintings that can be found along the cliff faces.
There are a total of 19 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...
of the Drysdale including; Gibb River
Gibb River
The Gibb River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.The headwaters of the river rise between the Caroline Range and the Gibb Range and then flows in a northerly direction until it merges with the Drysdale River of which it is a tributary....
, Woodhouse River, Barton River
Barton River (Western Australia)
The Barton River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.The headwaters of the river rise on the edge of the Carson Escarpment where it meets the Barton plain and flows in a westerly direction until it discharges into the Drysdale River of which it is a tributary.The river was named in...
, Tadarida Creek, Wax Creek, Curlew Creek, King David Creek, Ubach Creek and Damper Creek.
15% of the river's catchment area lies within Drysdale River National Park
Drysdale River National Park
Drysdale River National Park is a national park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia , northeast of Perth.The park lies about south of Kalumburu and west of Wyndham....
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The river was named after the Director of a Victorian Squatting Company T.A. Drysdale by explorer Charles Burrowes in 1886.
The traditional owners
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
of the area that the river flows through are the Ngarinjin people.