The Hardey River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
| Hardey River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Tom Price, Western Australia |
| • elevation | 724 metres (2,375 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ashburton River |
• elevation | 140 metres (459 ft) |
| Length | 217 kilometres (135 mi)[2] |
The headwaters of the river rise at Tom Price in the Hamersley Range and flow in a westerly direction. The river travels almost parallel with the Nanutarra-Wittenoom Road until it discharges into the Ashburton River near Hardey Junction.
The Hardey River has two tributaries; the Beasley River and Hope Creek.
The river was named in 1861 during an expedition by explorer Francis Gregory, after Swan River colonist John Wall Hardey, who was a family friend. Gregory had previously named the nearby Mount Wall after Hardey.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Hardey River". 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "History of river names – H". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Western Australian Names - Their Dates and Origin - Interesting Historical Facts". The Sunday Times (Western Australia). 8 July 1928. p. 32. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
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