Behn River

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The Behn River (actually Behm River ) is a river in the northeast of the Australian state of Western Australia and in the northwest of the Northern Territory. The underflow is located in the Kimberley region.

Geography

The river rises on the northern slopes of Mount Behn on the northern edge of the Aboriginesreservates Malingin in the Northern Territory. From there it flows to the northwest and crosses the border into Western Australia. It crosses the Duncan Road, the settlement Argyle Downs flows through the Gorge Behn. A few kilometers further north it flows into Lake Argyle and thus into the Ord River.

Tributaries with muzzle heights

• Cowardys Creek - 197 m
• Anvil Springs Creek - 174 m
• Dead Horse Creek - 158 m
• Weanders Creek - 154 m
• Bell Creek - 136 m

Flowed through reservoirs

• Lake Argyle - 87 m

Origin of the name

The river was in 1879, named by the first European who discovered him, Andrew Forrest. In his diary is written: " This river I call Behn. " But later turned out that Forrest wanted to name Dr. Ernst Behm the river actually after the famous German geographer. The printed after 1996 maps have been corrected in this sense.