Chamberlain River

Chamberlain River
Country	Australia
Basin
Main source	Durack Range 536 metres (1,759 ft)[1]
River mouth	Pentecost River 76 metres (249 ft)
Physical characteristics
Length	236 kilometres (147 mi)

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

The headwaters of the river rise in the Durack range near Yulumbu. The river flows in a northerly direction along the range until it merges with the Pentecost River near El Questro Station.

The traditional owners of the area are the Kitja peoples.^[2]

The river was named in 1901 by the surveyor Frederick Brockman. It is thought that the river was named after either the shipbuilder, William Chamberlain or the politician Joseph Chamberlain.^[3]

References

1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Chamberlain River". 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
2. "Ausanthrop - Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
3. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names". Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

Coordinates: 15°58′13″S 127°55′31″E / 15.97028°S 127.92528°E