What is Kalgan River?
{{coord|34|57|0.3|S|117|58|41|E|display=title}} {{Infobox River | name = Kalgan River | image = KalganRiver.JPG | image_caption = Kalgan River | source1_location = [[Stirling Ranges]] | mouth = [[Oyster Harbour]], [[Albany, Western Australia]] | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[Australia]] | length = {{convert|140|km|mi|0}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|199|m|ft|0}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&cmd=sp&zix=r&p=209083&st=&s=Kalgan%20river&pg=1&m=0&c=1&x=120%2E152515&y=%2D33%2E674895&w=70422|title=Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Kalgan River, WA|year=2008|accessdate=2008-11-25}}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | discharge1_avg= 1.69 m³/s (53,400 Megalitres/year) | basin_size = 2,562 km² <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rivercare.scric.org/infodata/albanyc/kalganr/kalgan.html|title=South Coast River Care - Kalgan River|year=2007|accessdate=2007-05-26|archive-date=2007-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928150734/http://www.rivercare.scric.org/infodata/albanyc/kalganr/kalgan.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} The '''Kalgan River''' is in Western [[Australia]] near Albany. It is one of the oldest rivers in the world and has seen dinosaurs on its banks. It is about {{convert|140|km|mi|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} in length.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westernaustralia.com/en/Pages/Attraction.aspx?n=Kalgan_River&pid=9006531 |title=Kalgan River |first= |last= |work=Tourism Western Australia |year=2012 |accessdate=14 April 2012 |archive-date=29 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329044444/http://www.westernaustralia.com/en/Pages/Attraction.aspx?n=Kalgan_River&pid=9006531 |url-status=dead }}</ref> == History == The river was named the 'Riviere des Francais' by the French Scientific Expedition in 1803 led by [[Nicolas Baudin]]. Early settlers called it the 'French River'. The explorer Dr [[Alexander Collie]] wrote down the name of the river as 'Kal-gan-up' in April 1831. The name Kalgan