- Meda River
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Meda River Mouth King Sound Basin countries Australia Length 88 kilometres (55 mi)[1] Source elevation 45 metres (148 ft)[2] Mouth elevation sea level The Meda River is a river in the Kimberley of Western Australia.
The river is formed when the Lennard River splits into two channels just North of Mount Marmion, the other channel being the May River. Continuing to flow westward the river eventually discharges into Stokes Bay, King Sound which is North East of Derby.
The river was named in 1881 by a pioneer of the area, Julius Brockman during an expedition in the Kimberley area. The river is named after HMS Meda, an Admiralty surveying vessel that charted the coastline in the area including the river mouth in 1880.
The Meda has three tributaries; The Lennard River, May River and Hawkstone Creek.
Coordinates: 16°58′13″S 123°49′34″E / 16.97028°S 123.82611°E
References
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+river+names. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Meda River". 2009. http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&cmd=sp&p=206369&st=&s=Meda. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
Categories:- Rivers of Western Australia
- Kimberley (Western Australia)
- Western Australia geography stubs
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