Gordon River (Western Australia)

The Gordon River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.

Gordon
Location of the river mouth in Western Australia
Etymology	George Hamilton Gordon, the 4th Earl of Aberdeen[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
Region	Great Southern
Physical characteristics
Source	Three Wells
• location	near Broomehill
• elevation	344 m (1,129 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Frankland River
• location	north of Frankland River (town)
• coordinates	34°12′35″S 117°0′2″E
• elevation	207 m (679 ft)
Length	121 km (75 mi)
Basin size	4,652 km^2 (1,796 sq mi)
Basin features
River system	Frankland River
[2][3]

Location and features

The headwaters of the river rise below Three Wells near Broomehill. The river flows in a south-westerly direction parallel with the Great Southern Highway as far as Tambellup then veers westward and crosses the Albany Highway north of Cranbrook and discharges into the Frankland River of which it is a tributary.

The river flows through a number of pools during its journey including; Balbalingup Pool, Ballingup Pool, Boyacup Pool and Poolyup Pool.

The river has four tributaries; Wadjekanup River, Cowenup Brook, Slab Hut Gully and Uannup Brook.

The river was named in 1835 by Surveyor General John Septimus Roe during an expedition from Perth to Albany. The river is named after George Hamilton Gordon, the 4th Earl of Aberdeen, who later became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Western Australia

References

1. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names – G". Retrieved 5 September 2011.
2. "Map of Gordon River". Bonzle Digital Atlas. 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
3. "Bureau of Meteorology - Frnklnd River July 2008 River Basin Summary" (PDF). 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.