Landor River
| Landor | |
|---|---|
 The Landor River south of the Dalgety Downs-Landor Road crossing | |
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| Etymology | Perth barrister, E. W. Landor |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| Region | Gascoyne |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Erong |
| • coordinates | 25°30′30″S 116°40′16″E / 25.50833°S 116.67111°E |
| • elevation | 383 m (1,257 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Gascoyne River |
• location | near Landor Station homestead |
• coordinates | 25°13′31″S 116°38′29″E / 25.22528°S 116.64139°E |
• elevation | 346 m (1,135 ft) |
| Length | 32 km (20 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Gascoyne River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Fleury Creek |
| • right | Flinerty Creek |
| [1][2] | |
The Landor River is a river in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the Landor rise north of Mount Erong and flow generally north, joined by two minor tributaries, Flinerty Creek and Fleury Creek. The river forms confluence with the Gascoyne River near the Landor Station homestead. The river descends 37 metres (121 ft) over its 32-kilometre (20 mi) course.[2]
The first European to find the river was the surveyor, Henry Carey in 1882. It is thought that he named the river after a prominent Perth barrister, E. W. Landor.[1]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "History of river names – L". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Map of Landor River, WA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
Rivers of Western Australia | |
|---|---|
| Rivers of the Gascoyne region | |
| Rivers of the Goldfields–Esperance region | |
| Rivers of the Great Southern region | |
| Rivers of the Kimberley region |
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| Rivers of the Mid West region | |
| Rivers of the Peel and Perth regions | |
| Rivers of the Pilbara region | |
| Rivers of the South West region | |
| Rivers of the Wheatbelt region | |
