Hotham River

Pumphrey's Bridge over the River Hotham halfway between Narrogin and Wandering

The Hotham River is a river in south-west of the Australian state of Western Australia. He is one of the two source rivers of the Murray River.

Geography

The river rises near Narrogin and flows in a northerly direction to the Dryandra Woodland, before he leads west by Wandering and Boddington. In the vicinity of Mount Saddleback he joins the Williams River to the Murray River.

Tributaries with muzzle heights

  • Darring Brook - 330 m
  • Commitine Brook - 322 m
  • Wyanning Creek - 313 m
  • Hotham River South - 312 m
  • Calcoran Brook - 290 m
  • Hotham River North - 289 m
  • Boonadgin Brook - 282 m
  • Biberkine Brook - 266 m
  • Corraring Brook - 254 m
  • Fourteen Mile Brook - 240 m
  • Wandering Brook - 234 m
  • Crossman River - 217 m
  • Bannister River - 209 m
  • Thirty Four Mile Brook - 206 m
  • Marradong Brook - 192 m

History

1830 discovered the explorer Thomas Bannister this river, which was named by the Governor of Western Australia James Stirling to the Vice- Admiral Sir Henry Hotham.

Murray River (Western Australia) Williams River (Western Australia) Town Boddington, Western Australia James Stirling (Royal Navy officer)
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