What is Fitzgerald River?
{{Infobox River | name = Fitzgerald River | image = Fitzgerald River National Park I.jpg | image_size = <!--Optional; defaults to 288 px--> | image_caption = | source1_location = near [[Lake Magenta]] | mouth = Fitzgerald Inlet | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Australia | length = {{convert|80|km|abbr=on}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|324|m|abbr=on}} | mouth_elevation = sea level | discharge1_avg = 7 GL/year | basin_size = {{convert|104000|ha|abbr=on}} }} The '''Fitzgerald River''' is in [[Western Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&cmd=sp&p=209463&st=&s=fitzgerald%20river|title=Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Fitzgerald River, WA|year=2008|accessdate=7 November 2014|archive-date=11 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211071047/http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&cmd=sp&p=209463&st=&s=fitzgerald%20river|url-status=dead}}</ref> The river was explored by [[John Septimus Roe]] in 1848. Roe named the [[river]] after [[Charles Fitzgerald]]. Fitzgerald was the [[governor]] of Western Australia. The river rises near the [[Lake Magenta Nature Reserve]]. It is 300&nbsp;m above [[sea level]]. The river flows [[south]] through farmland to the [[Fitzgerald River National Park]]. The [[tributary|tributaries]] of the river are the Sussetta River, Jacup Creek, Tertup Creek, [[Tooartup Creek]], and [[Martin Creek]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{coord|34|05|S|119|38|E|display=title|region:AU-WA_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki}} [[Category:Rivers of Western Australia]]