| Barker River | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Mount Matthew |
| Mouth | Lennard River |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Length | 90 kilometres (56 mi) |
| Source elevation | 286 metres (938 ft)[1] |
| Mouth elevation | 59 metres (194 ft) |
The Barker River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise North of Mount Matthew and then flow in southerly direction through Barker Gorge and then discharge 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 Barker has five tributaries; Fletcher River, Talbot Creek, Annie Creek, Mac Creek and Wombarella Creek.