Earth:Hardey River
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Short description: River in Western Australia
| Hardey River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Tom Price, Western Australia |
| • elevation | 724 metres (2,375 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ashburton River |
• elevation | 140 metres (459 ft) |
| Length | 217 kilometres (135 mi)[2] |
The Hardey River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise at Tom Price in the Hamersley Range and flow in a westerly direction. The river travels almost parallel with the Nanutarra-Wittenoom Road until it discharges into the Ashburton River near Hardey Junction.
The Hardey River has two tributaries; the Beasley River and Hope Creek.
The river was named in 1861 during an expedition by explorer Francis Gregory, after Swan River colonist John Wall Hardey, who was a family friend. Gregory had previously named the nearby Mount Wall after Hardey.[3]
References
- ↑ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Hardey River". 2009. http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&cmd=sp&p=210248&st=&s=Hardey%20River.
- ↑ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names – H". http://www0.landgate.wa.gov.au/maps-and-imagery/wa-geographic-names/name-history/History-of-river-names#H.
- ↑ "Western Australian Names - Their Dates and Origin - Interesting Historical Facts". The Sunday Times (Western Australia): p. 32. 8 July 1928. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58358209.
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