| Sale River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Spong Pyramid |
| • elevation | 275 meters (902 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Doubtful Bay,Timor Sea |
• elevation | Sea level |
| Length | 109 kilometres (68 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,438 square kilometres (555 sq mi)[2] |
TheSale River is ariver in theKimberley region ofWestern Australia. The river was seen and named on 9 June 1865 by an expedition from the short-lived Camden Harbor settlement (in Camden Sound) searching for pastoral land. The expedition comprisedAlexander McRae,Trevarton Sholl,PC William Gee, John Stainer and an Aboriginal constable named Billy.[3]
Theheadwaters of the river rise near Spong Pyramid at the southern edge of the Elizabeth and Catherine Range and flow in a westerly direction before discharging into Doubtful Bay near Storr Island. The onlytributary of the Sale is theBerckelman River, which was named after thefamily of Trevarton Sholl's mother.
Themouth of the Sale River at Doubtful Bay has a depth of about 30 metres (98 ft) but the mouth itself is blocked by arock bar atlow tide. Cruise boats regularly enter the river from the bay and many anchorages exist along the length of the river withgorges and sandybeaches that are popular with tourists.[4]
15°58′21″S124°35′44″E / 15.97250°S 124.59556°E /-15.97250; 124.59556
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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