The Eyre River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise below Blackboy Hill approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Wellstead. The river flows in a south-easterly direction and discharges into Cheynes Inlet and on to the Southern Ocean.
| Eyre River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Blackboy Hill |
| • elevation | 107 metres (351 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Cheynes Inlet |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
The river was named in 1850 by the explorer Francis Thomas Gregory after the explorer John Eyre, who crossed it in 1841 on his expedition from Adelaide to Albany.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Eyre River". 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ "History of river names – E". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
34°35′25″S 118°42′41″E / 34.59028°S 118.71139°E