Brockman River
| Brockman River | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Avon River |
| Length | 73 kilometres (45 mi) |
Brockman River is a river in wheatbelt region of Western Australia that rises north of Bindoon Hill and then flows in a southerly direction. The river crosses the Great Northern Highway near the Bindoon-Moora Road turn off then travels parallel with the highway as it continues southward. Passing the town of Bindoon and through Lake Needoonga and Lake Chittering the river crosses the highway as it veers eastward. The river then passes Lower Chittering and finally discharges into the Avon River, of which it is a tributary, near Jumperkine Hill just north of Walyung National Park.
The first European to discover the river was the surveyor Francis Thomas Gregory who named he river in 1853. The river is named after William Locke Brockman who was a pastoralist in the region with large land holdings and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. [2]
References
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Brockman River, WA". 2008. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
31°45′5″S 116°6′59″E / 31.75139°S 116.11639°E
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