Brunswick River (Western Australia)
River in Western Australia
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Brunswick River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.
| Brunswick River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • elevation | 223 metres (732 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Collie River |
• coordinates | 33°17′27″S 115°43′37″E |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | 48 kilometres (30 mi)[2] |
The Brunswick River has a catchment area of approximately 528km² and joins the Collie River about 6km upstream of the Leschenault Inlet. [3]
The river rises in the Darling Range then flows south-west discharging into the Collie River near Australind.
The river was named in 1830 by Lieutenant-Governor James Stirling after Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, the fifth son and eighth child of George III. Over a period of five days in December 1813, while in command of HMS Brazen, Captain Stirling took the duke and his entourage to Wijk aan Zee in Holland.[4]: 27
The Brunswick has six tributaries: Wellesley River, Ernest River, Elvira Gully, Augustus River, Frederic River and Lunenburgh River.