Ernest River
The Ernest River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise in the Drysdale River National Park at the foot of Tadarida Scarp. The river flows easterly until discharging into the Forrest River, of which it is a tributary.
The river was named by the Victoria Squatting Company surveyor Charles Burrowes.
References
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Ernest River". 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
- ^ "History of river names – E". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
15°13′54″S 127°34′20″E / 15.23167°S 127.57222°E
Rivers of Western Australia | |
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| Rivers of the Gascoyne region | |
| Rivers of the Goldfields–Esperance region | |
| Rivers of the Great Southern region | |
| Rivers of the Kimberley region |
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| Rivers of the Mid West region | |
| Rivers of the Peel and Perth regions | |
| Rivers of the Pilbara region | |
| Rivers of the South West region | |
| Rivers of the Wheatbelt region | |
