The Landor River is a river

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 Gascoyne

Gascoyne

Gascoyne is the name of a number of places, including:* Gascoyne , a region which contains** the town of Gascoyne Junction, Western Australia** the Gascoyne River** the Shire of Upper Gascoyne* Gascoyne, North Dakota, a town...

 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 headwaters of the Landor rise north of Mount Erong and flows North until it merges with the Gascoyne River

Gascoyne River

At 760 km, the Gascoyne River is the longest river in Western Australia.The river rises below Wilgoona Hill in the Robinson Ranges west of the Gibson Desert and it flows into Shark Bay and the Indian Ocean at Carnarvon....

 of which it is a tributary

Tributary

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. The junction of the two rivers is close to the Landor Station

Landor Station

Landor or Landor Station is a pastoral lease and sheep station located in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.The station is situated approximately by air north west of Meekatharra...

 homestead.

The first European to discover the river was the surveyor

Surveying

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, Henry Carey in 1882. It is thought that he named the river after a prominent Perth barrister

Barrister

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, EW Landor.

The Landor has two tributaries; Flinerty Creek and Fleury Creek.