McRae River (Western Australia)

McRae River
Origin	Whateley Range
Mouth	Glenelg River
Basin countries	Australia
Length	35 kilometres (22 mi)
Source elevation	168 metres (551 ft)[1]
Mouth elevation	7 metres (23 ft)

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

The river rises in the Whateley Range and flows in a northerly direction through the Prince Regent River Nature Reserve until it discharges into the Glenelg River.

Named by a government resident of the Camden Harbour Settlement, R.H. Scholl, in 1965 following exploration of the area.^[2] It was named after a member of the Camden Harbour Pastorlist Association member, Alexander Joseph McRae, who sailed from Melbourne to settle the region.

References

1. ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of McRae River, WA". 2011. http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&cmd=sp&p=205375&st=&s=McRae%20River. Retrieved 2011-09-18. 
2. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+river+names. Retrieved 2011-09-18.