Lennard River
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Lennard River is a river in the Kimberley region
of Western Australia
.
The river rises below the King Leopold Ranges
and flows in a westerly direction through the Lennard River Gorge and the Windjana Gorge
before merging with the Meda River
.
The tributaries of the Lennard River include Barker River
, Richenda River
, Mount North Creek, Surprise Creek and Broome Creek.
The river has a length of 180 kilometres (112 mi) and a catchment area of 14757 square kilometres (5,698 sq mi)
The traditional owners
of the area that the river flows through are the Unggami people.
It is nominally located at 17°21′22"S 124°20′0"E.
Regions of Western Australia
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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 below the King Leopold Ranges
King Leopold Ranges
The King Leopold Ranges are a range of hills in the western Kimberley region of Western Australia. Crossed by the Gibb River Road about east of Derby, part of the ranges are covered by the King Leopold Ranges Conservation National Park, managed by the Department of Environment and Conservation...
and flows in a westerly direction through the Lennard River Gorge and the Windjana Gorge
Windjana Gorge
Windjana Gorge is a gorge in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is located at , within the Windjana Gorge National Park.The gorge was formed by the Lennard River having eroded away a section of the Napier Range...
before merging with the Meda River
Meda River
The Meda River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.The river is formed when the Lennard River splits into two channels just North of Mount Marmion, the other channel being the May River...
.
The tributaries of the Lennard River include Barker River
Barker River
The Barker River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.The headwaters of the river rise North of Mount Matthew and then flow in southerly direction through Barker Gorge and then discharge into the Lennard River of which it is a tributary....
, Richenda River
Richenda River
The Richenda River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.The headwaters of the river rise in the King Leopold Range near Mount Broome then flows in a sotherly direction then flows through Richenda gorge and turns west...
, Mount North Creek, Surprise Creek and Broome Creek.
The river has a length of 180 kilometres (112 mi) and a catchment area of 14757 square kilometres (5,698 sq mi)
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 Unggami people.
It is nominally located at 17°21′22"S 124°20′0"E.