| Roe River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Princess May Ranges |
| • elevation | 274 metres (899 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | York Sound |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | 66 km (41 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,278 km2 (1,266 sq mi)[2] |
TheRoe River is ariver in theKimberley region ofWestern Australia.
The headwaters of the river lie in the Princess May Ranges within thePrince Regent National Park flowing in a north westerly direction, discharging intoPrince Frederick Harbour inYork Sound, and then to theIndian Ocean. The river contains several permanent pools, including Paradise Pool where many examples of ancientindigenous art known asBradshaw paintings are found along the cliff faces. Bradshaw paintings are dated at a minimum of 17,000 years before the present.[3]
Tributaries include the Moran River, Garimbu Creek, Wyulda Creek, Rufous Creek and Gandjal Creek.[1]
The river was named in 1820 byPhilip Parker King after the father ofmaster's mate John Septimus Roe[4] during his voyage inMermaid; he also named Prince Frederick Harbour,Prince Regent River and the nearby Mount Trafalgar during the same visit.[5]
The first European to trace the Roe from its source to its outflow in Prince Frederick Harbour was government surveyorFrederick Slade Drake-Brockman in 1901.[6]
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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 | |
