What is Hunter River (Western Australia)?
{{Infobox River | name = Hunter River | image = | source1_location = Donkins Hll | mouth = [[York Sound]] | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[Australia]] | length = {{convert|16|km|mi|0}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|107|m|ft|0}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&cmd=sp&p=210948&st=&s=Hunter%20River|title=Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Hunter River|year=2009|accessdate=9 November 2014}}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | mouth_elevation = [[sea level]] | discharge1_avg= | basin_size = {{convert|408|km2|sqmi|0}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/dop_pub_pdf/gascoyne_framework.pdf|title=Modelled seabed response to possible climate change scenarios over the next 50 years in the Australian Northwest|date=1 March 2008|accessdate=9 November 2014|publisher=[[CSIRO]]|archive-date=7 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907102816/http://planning.wa.gov.au/dop_pub_pdf/gascoyne_framework.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} The '''Hunter River''' is in the [[Kimberley (Western Australia)|Kimberley]] [[region]] of [[Western Australia]]. The [[headwater]]s of the river rise below [[Donkins Hill]]. The river flows in a south-westerly direction. It empties into [[Prince Frederick Harbour]]. Then the river flows to the [[York Sound]] and the [[Indian Ocean]]. The river was named by the explorer [[Philip Parker King]] in 1820. He was on the ''Mermaid'' while making charts in the area. The river was named after the [[surgeon]] on the ''Mermaid'', James Hunter. The river has two [[waterfall]]s. They are the [[Hunter Falls]] and the [[Donkin Falls]]. Both falls drop {{convert|90|m|ft|0}}. A large rock formation is at the mouth of the river. The area is popular with [[tourism]] companies. [[Wilderness]] cruises operate in the area. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{coord|15|2|34|S|125|22|50|E|type:river_region:AU-WA|display=title}} [[Category:Rivers of Western Australia]] {{geo-stub}}