Edmund River

The Edmund River is a river in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.

Edmund
Etymology	Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons
Location
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
Region	Gascoyne
Physical characteristics
Source	runoff from the Barlee and Minnierra Ranges
• location	north of Barlee Range
• coordinates	23°35′14″S 116°22′29″E
• elevation	423 m (1,388 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Lyons River
• location	east of Oakey Rock
• coordinates	23°59′3″S 116°1′44″E
• elevation	293 m (961 ft)
Length	85 km (53 mi)
Basin features
River system	Gascoyne River
Tributaries
• left	Edmund Claypan Creek, Donald Creek, Rock Hole Creek, Dingo Creek (Western Australia)
• right	Dundagee Creek, Bobbamindagee Creek
[1][2]

The headwaters of the Edmund rise north of the Barlee Range. The river flows south-west joined by the Dundagee, Edmund Claypan, Bobbamindagee, Rock Hole, Dingo and Donald Creeks until it forms its confluence with the Lyons River. The Lyons continues until it flows into the Gascoyne River. The river descends 130 metres (430 ft) over its 85-kilometre (53 mi) course.[2]

The first European to discover the river was explorer Francis Gregory in 1858. The river was named by Surveyor General John Septimus Roe after the naval hero Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons.[1]

See also

• List of rivers in Western Australia

References

1. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names – E". Retrieved 8 January 2009.
2. "Map of Edmund River, WA". Bonzle Digital Atlas. 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2009.