Beaufort River

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The Beaufort River is a 61.5 km long river in the Local Government Area Shire of West Arthur in the Wheatbelt region in the Australian state of Western Australia.

Geography

Its headwaters is located west of Woodanilling. It flows in a westerly direction to its confluence with the Arthur River near Duranillin.

Tributaries with muzzle heights

  • Beaufort River East - 243 m

History

John Septimus Roe, the Surveyor General of Western Australia, named in 1835 the Beaufort River to his friend Sir Francis Beaufort, who worked as a hydrographer for the Admiralty ..

Blackwood River Arthur River (Western Australia) Woodanilling, Western Australia Duranillin, Western Australia Municipality Local government areas of Western Australia
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