Lennard River

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title: "Lennard 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 Kimberley region of Western Australia" topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennard_River" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary River in Kimberley region of Western Australia ::

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Field	Value
name	Lennard River
image	Lennard River.jpg
image_caption	Lennard River, Windjana Gorge
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	8
mapframe-point	none
source1_location	Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges
mouth_location	Meda River and May River
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	Australia
length	180 km
source1_elevation	342 m
mouth_elevation	41 m
basin_size	14757 km2
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| name = Lennard River | image = Lennard River.jpg | image_caption = Lennard River, Windjana Gorge | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-point = none | source1_location = Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges | mouth_location = Meda River and May River | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Australia | length = 180 km | source1_elevation = 342 m | mouth_elevation = 41 m | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = 14757 km2 Lennard River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The river was named on 8 June 1879 by the explorer Alexander Forrest, during an expedition in the Kimberley area, after Amy Eliza Barrett-Lennard (1852-1897), who he was to marry on 15 January 1880.

The river rises below the Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges and flows in a westerly direction through the Lennard River Gorge and the Windjana Gorge before merging with the Meda River. The tributaries of the Lennard River include Barker River, Richenda River, Mount North Creek, Surprise Creek and Broome Creek.

The river has a length of 180 km and a catchment area of 14757 km2.

The traditional owners of the area that the river flows through are the Unggumi people.

References

References

1. Forrest, Alexander. (8 Feb 1880). "From the De Grey to Port Darwin: Journal of Exploration". [[The West Australian]].
2. (2008). "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Lennard River, WA".
3. (2005). "National Water Commission - Regional Water Resource Assessment – SWMA - Lennard River".
4. (2009). "AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database".

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