Meda River
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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
. Continuing to flow westward the river eventually discharges into Stokes Bay, King Sound
which is North East of Derby
.
The river was named in 1881 by a pioneer of the area, Julius Brockman during an expedition in the Kimberley area. The river is named after HMS Meda, an Admiralty surveying vessel that charted the coastline in the area including the river mouth in 1880.
The Meda has three tributaries
; The Lennard River
, May River and Hawkstone 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 Kimberley 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 is formed when the Lennard River
Lennard River
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....
splits into two channels just North of Mount Marmion, the other channel being the May River
May River
The May 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 and near the Kimberley Downs Station homestead, the other channel being the Meda River...
. Continuing to flow westward the river eventually discharges into Stokes Bay, King Sound
King Sound
King Sound is a large gulf in northern Western Australia. It expands from the mouth of the Fitzroy River, one of Australia's largest watercourses, and opens to the Indian Ocean. It is about 120 km long, and averages about 50 km in width. The port town of Derby lies near the mouth of the...
which is North East of Derby
Derby, Western Australia
Derby is a town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Derby had a population of 3,093. Along with Broome and Kununurra, it is one of only three towns in the Kimberley to have a population over 2,000...
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The river was named in 1881 by a pioneer of the area, Julius Brockman during an expedition in the Kimberley area. The river is named after HMS Meda, an Admiralty surveying vessel that charted the coastline in the area including the river mouth in 1880.
The Meda has three 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...
; The Lennard River
Lennard River
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....
, May River and Hawkstone Creek.