Henry River (Western Australia)

Henry River
Basin
Source elevation	308 metres (1,010 ft)[1]
River mouth	Ashburton River 82 metres (269 ft)
Countries	Australia
Physiognomy
Length	134 kilometres (83 mi)

The Henry River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise between High Range and Barlee Range. It flows in a northerly direction close to the western edge of the Barlee Range Nature Reserve, through Minnie Springs and discharges into the Ashburton River south-east of Nanutarra.

There are five tributaries of the river including; Discovery Creek, Telfer River and Wannery Creek.

The river was named in 1866 by the pastoralist and explorer, E. T. Hooley when he discovered the river while creating a stock route from Perth to Roebourne. Hooley named the river after John Henry Monger, a merchant, from York.^[2]

References

1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Henry River". 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names". Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 6 September 2011.

Coordinates: 22°40′16″S 115°40′17″E / 22.67111°S 115.67139°E