| Lyons Malgaru: Mithering | |
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 The Lyons River at Ullawarra Road crossing | |
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| Etymology | Admiral SirEdmund Lyons |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| Region | Gascoyne |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Teano Range |
| • location | below Staten Hill |
| • coordinates | 24°26′42″S117°35′55″E / 24.44500°S 117.59861°E /-24.44500; 117.59861 |
| • elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with theGascoyne River |
• location | Jimba Jimba |
• coordinates | 25°2′31″S115°4′37″E / 25.04194°S 115.07694°E /-25.04194; 115.07694 |
• elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Length | 561 km (349 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 460,600 m3/s (16,270,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Gascoyne River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Calbrajacka Creek, Onslow Creek,Edmund River,Frederick River |
| • right | Koorabooka Creek |
| National park | Kennedy Range National Park |
| [1][2][3] | |
TheLyons River is ariver in theGascoyne region ofWestern Australia.
The headwaters of the Lyons rise just west of the Teano Range and the river flows generally south-west, joined by 36tributaries including theEdmund River,Frederick River, Onslow Creek, Gifford Creek, Koorabooka Creek and Ulura Creek. The Lyons reaches itsconfluence with theGascoyne River near the township ofGascoyne Junction near the southern end of theKennedy Range. The river descends 398 metres (1,306 ft) over its 561-kilometre (349 mi)course.[2]
Several permanent pools of water exist along the river including Cattle Pool, Windarrie Pool and Bubbawonnara Pool.
The Lyons River is known asMithering by the localAboriginal Australians, theMalgaru. The first European to come upon the river was explorerFrancis Gregory in 1858.[4] He named the river after the naval hero Admiral SirEdmund Lyons.[1]
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 | |
