Earth:Harding River

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Short description: River in Western Australia

Harding River
Harding River.jpg
The Harding River in May 2021
Location
CountryAustralia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationChichester Range
 • elevation311 metres (1,020 ft)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Indian Ocean
 • elevation
sea level
Length150 kilometres (93 mi)

The Harding River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It was named on 31 July 1861 by the surveyor and explorer Francis Gregory while on expedition in the area, after one of the volunteer members of his expedition, John Harding.[2]

The headwaters of the river rise in the Chichester Range in the Millstream-Chichester National Park near Merrinyaginya Spring and flow is a northerly direction. The river flows through Lake Poongkaliyarra and out through Lockyer Gap. The river continues northward and crosses the North West Coastal Highway near Roebourne then discharges into the Indian Ocean via Butcher Inlet.

The river flows through a number of permanent and semi-permanent pools such as Murringa Pool, Karrawingina Pool and Bamba Pool.

The river has six tributaries; Harding River East, East Harding River, Murray Camp Creek and Miller Creek.

References

  1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Harding River". 2009. http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&cmd=sp&p=210946&st=&s=Harding%20River. 
  2. Gregory, Augustus Charles; Gregory, Francis Thomas (1884). Journals of Australian Explorations. Brisbane: James C. Beal, Government Printer. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/10461/10461-h/10461-h.htm. Retrieved 26 Aug 2013. 

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