Barker River

The Barker River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.

Barker River
Location
Country	Australia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mount Matthew
• elevation	286 metres (938 ft)[1]
Mouth
• location	Lennard River
• elevation	59 metres (194 ft)
Length	90 kilometres (56 mi)

The headwaters of the river rises north of Mount Matthew and then flows in a southerly direction through Barker Gorge and then discharges into the Lennard River of which it is a tributary.

John Forrest named the river during a survey of the Kimberley in 1883. The river is named after the wife of the then Governor Sir Frederick Napier Broome, Lady Mary Anne Barker.[2]

The river has five tributaries; Fletcher River, Talbot Creek, Annie Creek, Mac Creek and Wombarella Creek.

References

1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Meda River". 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names – B". Retrieved 3 September 2011.