Forrest River

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

Forrest River
Location
Country	Australia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Pseudomys Hill
• elevation	319 metres (1,047 ft)[1]
Mouth
• location	Cambridge Gulf
• elevation	sea level
Length	141 kilometres (88 mi)[2]

The river rises just East of Pseudomys Hill in the Drysdale River National Park and flows in an easterly direction until discharging into the western arm of the Cambridge Gulf.

The river was named in 1884 by Staff Commander J.E. Coghlan while conducting hydrographic surveys in the area. The river is named after John Forrest who was Surveyor General at the time and later became Premier of Western Australia.

The traditional owners of the area that the river flows through are the Ngarinjin and the Yeidji peoples.[3]

References

1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Forrest River". 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names – F". Retrieved 4 September 2011.
3. "AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2009. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2009.