Laura River (Western Australia)
| Laura River | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Basin features | |
| Main source | Bailey Range 409 metres (1,342 ft) |
| River mouth |
Mary River 287 metres (942 ft) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 86 kilometres (53 mi) |
Laura River is a river in the east Kimberley of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise in the Bailey Range, approximately 20 km south of Halls Creek; the river then flows in a south-westerly direction crossing the Great Northern Highway near Dillinger Bore before discharging into the Mary River of which it is a tributary.
The river was named in 1884 by government surveyor George Russell Turner, of the 1884 Kimberley Survey Expedition, who possibly named it after Laura Louise Forrest (1877-1960), the niece of Surveyor General John Forrest.
Coordinates: 18°41′43″S 127°01′06″E / 18.69528°S 127.01833°E
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