Chamberlain River

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

Chamberlain River
Location
Country	Australia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Durack Range
• elevation	536 metres (1,759 ft)[1]
Mouth
• location	Pentecost River
• elevation	76 metres (249 ft)
Length	236 kilometres (147 mi)

The headwaters of the river rise in the Durack range near Yulumbu. The river flows in a northerly direction along the range until it merges with the Pentecost River near El Questro Station.

The traditional owners of the area are the Kitja peoples.[2]

The river was named in 1901 by the surveyor Frederick Brockman. It is thought that the river was named after either the shipbuilder, William Chamberlain or the politician Joseph Chamberlain.[3]

References

1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Chamberlain River". 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
2. "Ausanthrop - Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2012. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
3. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names – C". Retrieved 3 September 2011.