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| mouth_elevation = {{convert|228|m|ft|0|lk=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&cmd=sp&p=205386&st=&s=beaufort%20river|title=Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Beaufort River, WA|year=2007|accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref> |
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The '''Beaufort River''' is a [[river]] in the South West of [[Western Australia]]. |
The '''Beaufort River''' is a [[river]] in the South West of [[Western Australia]]. |
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The rivers has its [[headwaters]] west of [[Woodanilling, Western Australia|Woodanilling]] near Melbourne Vale and flows in a westerly direction until it flows into the [[Arthur River (Western Australia)|Arthur River]] near Duranillin. The Arthur river is a [[tributary]] of the [[Blackwood River (Western Australia)|Blackwood river]]. |
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The river was named by [[John Septimus Roe]], the [[Surveyor General]] of [[Western Australia]], in 1835 after his friend Rear Admiral Sir [[Francis Beaufort]] who was a [[hydrographer]] in the British Admiralty. |
The river was named by [[John Septimus Roe]], the [[Surveyor General]] of [[Western Australia]], in 1835 after his friend Rear Admiral Sir [[Francis Beaufort]] who was a [[hydrographer]] in the British Admiralty. |
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Revision as of 08:11, 23 November 2008
| Beaufort River | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | tributary of Arthur River |
• elevation | 228 metres (748 ft)[2] |
| Length | 80 kilometres (50 mi) [1] |
The Beaufort River is a river in the South West of Western Australia.
The rivers has its headwaters west of Woodanilling near Melbourne Vale and flows in a westerly direction until it flows into the Arthur River near Duranillin. The Arthur river is a tributary of the Blackwood river.
The river was named by John Septimus Roe, the Surveyor General of Western Australia, in 1835 after his friend Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort who was a hydrographer in the British Admiralty.
References
- ^ "Landgate - History of River names". 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Beaufort River, WA". 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
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