Barker River
Location
CountryAustralia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMount Matthew
 • elevation286 metres (938 ft)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Lennard River
 • elevation
59 metres (194 ft)
Length90 kilometres (56 mi)

The Barker River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise north of Mount Matthew and then flow in a southerly direction through Barker Gorge before discharging into the Lennard River, of which it is a tributary.

John Forrest named the river during a survey of the Kimberley in 1883. The river was named after the wife of the Governor Sir Frederick Napier Broome, Lady Mary Anne Barker.[2]

The river has five tributaries: Fletcher River, Talbot Creek, Annie Creek, Mac Creek and Wombarella Creek.

References

  1. ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Meda River". 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  2. ^ "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

17°19′33″S 124°38′47″E / 17.32583°S 124.64639°E / -17.32583; 124.64639


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