Impey River
| Impey River | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Basin | |
| Main source |
South of Mount Murchison 317 metres (1,040 ft)[1] |
| River mouth |
Minnawarra Crossing Murchison River 290 metres (951 ft) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 24 kilometres (15 mi)[2] |
The Impey River is a river in the Mid West of Western Australia which rises south of Mount Murchison and flows east-north-east until it merges with the Murchison River of which it is a tributary.
The first European to discover the river was surveyor Robert Austin during an expedition in 1857. In 1858 the river was named by explorer Francis Gregory [3] after the prominent geologist, Sir Roderick Impey Murchison.
References
- ↑ "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Impey River, WA". 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ↑ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names". Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ↑ "Adventures - The Murchison River". 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
Coordinates: 26°48′21″S 116°16′25″E / 26.80583°S 116.27361°E
Rivers of Western Australia | |
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| Rivers of the Gascoyne region | |
| Rivers of the Goldfields-Esperance region | |
| Rivers of the Great Southern region | |
| Rivers of the Kimberley region |
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| Rivers of the Mid West region | |
| Rivers of the Peel and Perth regions (and streams) | |
| Rivers of the Pilbara region | |
| Rivers of the South West region | |
| Rivers of the Wheatbelt region | |
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