The May River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
| May River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lennard River |
| • elevation | 45 metres (148 ft)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | King Sound |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | 69 kilometres (43 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 13,188 square kilometres (5,092 sq mi)[3] |
The river is formed when the Lennard River splits into two channels north of Mount Marmion and near the Kimberley Downs Station homestead, the other channel being the Meda River. It continues to flow west north-westward through Poulton Pool until it eventually discharges into Stokes Bay, King Sound which is north-east of Derby.
The river was named in 1881 by a pioneer of the area, George Julius Brockman, during an expedition in the Kimberley area looking for grazing land north of the Fitzroy River. He named the river after the granddaughter of John Septimus Roe, Mary Matilda (May) Thomson.
The only tributaries of the May and the Lennard and Camiara Creek.[clarification needed]
The northern river shark is known to inhabit the tidal region of the river and has been found further upstream.[4] Barramundi and cherabin are also caught in the river pools after the wet season.[5]
References
edit- ^ "History of river names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of May River". 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Modelled seabed response to possible climate change scenarios over the next 50 years in the Australian Northwest" (PDF). CSIRO. 1 March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "The northern river shark (Glyphis sp. C) in Western Australia – Report to the National Trust" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Berby Tourism = Fishing". 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
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