Bow River (Kimberley region, Western Australia)

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The Bow River is a river in the northeast of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is located in the Kimberley region.

Geography

The river rises in Aboriginesreservat Violet Valley, about 115 km north-east of Halls Creek on the Great Northern Highway. From there it flows along the highway to the north and passes under it beneath the Mount Nyulasy. At the same time, he turns his course to the east and then north again, where it flows into the southern tip of Lake Argyle and thus into the Ord River. There, the Bow River Diamond Mine, in the 7 million carats of diamonds were mined was on alluvial 1988-2005.

Tributaries with muzzle heights

  • Mule Creek - 238 m
  • Crooked Creek - 190 m
  • Wilson River - 158 m
  • Turkey Creek - 144 m
  • Blackfellow Creek - 134 m
  • Wesley Spring Creek - 127 m
  • Waterfall Creek - 123 m
  • Cattle Creek - 123 m
  • Spring Creek - 107 m
  • Little Kurajong Creek - 103 m
  • Little Limestone Creek - 91 m
  • Limestone Creek - 89 m

Flowed through reservoirs

  • Lake Argyle - 87 m

Origin of the name

The river was named in 1882 by the pastoralists Michael Durack after a river in his native County Galway in Ireland.

Wilson River (Western Australia) Municipality Halls Creek, Western Australia Carat (purity)
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