The Adcock River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
| Adcock River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Philips Range |
| • elevation | 528 metres (1,732 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Fitzroy River |
• elevation | 181 metres (594 ft) |
| Length | 118 km (73 mi) |
The headwaters of the river rise in the Philips Range near Qodesh then flow in a south-easterly direction parallel with the Wunaamin-Miliwundi Ranges and past Mount House, Mount Clifton and Mount Hamilton before merging with the Fitzroy River near Fitzroy Bluff.
The Adcock has three tributaries: Throssel River, Annie Creek and Walsh Creek.
Frank Hann named the river in 1898 after Charles and William Adcock of Derby: Hann explained: "Messrs Adcock Bros of Derby were very kind to me and provided exceedingly reasonable in the important matter of a supply of rations."[2]
The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Nyikina people.[3]
Fish such as Greenway's grunter, the flathead goby and the false spotted gudgeon have been found within the river system.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Adcock River". 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ "History of river names – A". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "Ausanthrop – Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "National River Trust – Inland fish fauna of the Fitzroy river" (PDF). 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2010.