Dunham River
River in Western Australia
title: "Dunham River" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-the-kimberley-region-of-western-australia"] description: "River in Western Australia" topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunham_River" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary River in Western Australia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox river"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dunham River |
| image_caption | Overtopping of Dunham River bridge caused by Cyclone Ingrid, 2005 |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 8 |
| mapframe-point | none |
| mouth_location | Ord River |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | Australia |
| length | 153 km |
| source1_elevation | 180 m |
| mouth_elevation | 31 m |
| discharge1_avg | 261,200 ML/yr |
| basin_size | 1631 km2 |
| :: |
| name = Dunham River | image = | image_caption = Overtopping of Dunham River bridge caused by Cyclone Ingrid, 2005 | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-point = none | source1_location = | mouth_location = Ord River | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Australia | length = 153 km | source1_elevation = 180 m | mouth_elevation = 31 m | discharge1_avg = 261,200 ML/yr | basin_size = 1631 km2 The Dunham River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The river rises between the Durack Range and the O'Donnell Range then flows north-west parallel with the Great Northern Highway to the east and the Bedford Stock Route to the west. The river then crosses the Great Northern Highway near Cabbage Tree Creek and continues north-west crossing the Victoria Highway and discharging into the Ord River west of Kununurra.
There are five tributaries of the Dunham; Cabbage Tree Creek, Pelican Creek, Macphee Creek, Rabbit Creek and Pumpkin Lookout Creek.
The river flows through one permanent waterhole, Flying Fox waterhole, toward the end of its journey.
The river is prone to flooding during rain events. In March 2000, the peak flow of the river was estimated at 2700 m3 s−1 during floods.
The river was named in 1882 by explorer and Kimberley pioneer Michael Durack after the clergyman, Father Dunham of Brisbane, who in 1871 was the first priest to visit Cooper Creek in outback Queensland.
References
References
- {{LandInfo WA. r. D. 7 December 2008
- (2008). "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Dunham River, WA".
- (2008). "Western Australian Department of Water – Water Resources Data – Streamflow Sites".
- (2001). "Ord river historic flows:Assessment of the impacts of regulations on flooding".
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