Brunswick River (Western Australia)
| Brunswick River | |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Collie River |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Length | 48 kilometres (30 mi) [1] |
| Source elevation | 223 metres (732 ft) [2] |
| Mouth elevation | sea level |
Brunswick River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.
The river rises in the Darling Range then flows south-west discharging into the Collie River near Australind.
The river was named in 1830 by Lieutenant-Governor James Stirling after Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg and King of Hanover, the fifth son and eighth child of George III. Over a period of 5 days in December 1813, while in command of H. M. Sloop Brazen, Captain Stirling took the Duke and his entourage to Wijk aan Zee in Holland.[3]
The Brunwick has six tributaries; Wellesley River, Ernest River, Elvira Gully, Augustus River, Frederic River and Lunenburgh River.
References
- ↑ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names". Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ↑ "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Brunswick River, WA". 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ↑ Statham-Drew, Pamela (2003). James Stirling: admiral and founding governor of Western Australia. Crawley, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. p. 27. ISBN 1876268948.
Coordinates: 33°17′27″S 115°43′37″E / 33.29083°S 115.72694°E