| King River | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Durack Range |
| Mouth | Cambridge Gulf |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Length | 132 kilometres (82 mi) |
| Source elevation | 387 metres (1,270 ft)[1] |
| Mouth elevation | sea level |
The King River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise between the Durack range and the Saw range and initially flow southwards before turning north and continuing until it discharges into the West Arm of the Cambridge Gulf just South of Wyndham.
The river was named in 1884 during hydrographic surveys by Staff Commander James Coghlan after Captain Phillip Parker King who was the first European to chart the river mouth in 1818.[2]
The Indigenous Australian name for the river is Goolime.