| Hotham River | |
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 The Hotham River at Pumphreys Bridge, between Narrogin and Wandering | |
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| Country | Australia |
TheHotham River is one of the major tributaries of theMurray River inWestern Australia. It is about 160 kilometres (99 mi) long with its upper reaches being theHotham River North, which begins in the Dutarning Range and joins the Hotham at its crossing of theGreat Southern Highway nearPopanyinning. A 15 km (9.3 mi) long southern tributary,Hotham River South, begins near Cuballing and flows generally northerly before joining the Hotham nearYornaning.
FromNarrogin, the merged river flows in a northerly direction through theCuballing district andDryandra Woodland before heading west throughWandering andBoddington.
The river joins theWilliams River nearMount Saddleback.
The river was explored byThomas Bannister in 1830 and probably named by GovernorJames Stirling after Admiral SirHenry Hotham.
"History of river names – H". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived fromthe original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved9 January 2007.
32°58′S116°22′E / 32.967°S 116.367°E /-32.967; 116.367
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 | |
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