| Dunham River | |
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.jpg) Overtopping of Dunham River bridge caused byCyclone Ingrid, 2005 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • elevation | 180 metres (591 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ord River |
• elevation | 31 metres (102 ft) |
| Length | 153 kilometres (95 mi)[2] |
| Basin size | 1,631 square kilometres (630 sq mi)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 261,200 ML/a (8.28 m3/s; 292.3 cu ft/s) |
Dunham River is ariver in theKimberley region ofWestern Australia.
The river rises between the Durack Range and the O'Donnell Range then flows north-west parallel with theGreat Northern Highway to the east and the Bedford Stock Route to the west. The river then crosses the Great Northern Highway near Cabbage Tree Creek and continues north-west crossing theVictoria Highway and discharging into theOrd River west ofKununurra.
There are fivetributaries of the Dunham; Cabbage Tree Creek, Pelican Creek, Macphee Creek, Rabbit Creek and Pumpkin Lookout Creek.
The river flows through one permanent waterhole, Flying Fox waterhole, toward the end of its journey.
The river is prone to flooding during rain events. In March 2000, the peak flow of the river was estimated at 2700 m3 s−1 during floods.[4]
The river was named in 1882 by explorer and Kimberley pioneerMichael Durack after the clergyman, Father Dunham ofBrisbane, who in 1871 was the first priest to visitCooper Creek in outbackQueensland.
16°17′8″S128°9′16″E / 16.28556°S 128.15444°E /-16.28556; 128.15444
Rivers ofWestern Australia | |
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| Rivers of theGascoyne region | |
| Rivers of theGoldfields–Esperance region | |
| Rivers of theGreat Southern region | |
| Rivers of theKimberley region |
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| Rivers of theMid West region | |
| Rivers of thePeel andPerth regions | |
| Rivers of thePilbara region | |
| Rivers of theSouth West region | |
| Rivers of theWheatbelt region | |
