Carson River (Western Australia)

{{Infobox river

| name = Carson River

| image = Carson River Expedition by J.Wanamaker.jpg

|image_caption = Expedition crossing the river during the 2012 dry season

| source1_location = below Foster Range

| mouth_location = King Edward River

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Australia

| length_km = 155

| source1_elevation = {{convert|300|m|ft|0}}{{cite web|url=http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&cmd=sp&p=210068&st=&s=Carson%20River|title= Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Carson River|year= 2009|accessdate= 12 March 2009}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|36|m|ft|0}}

| discharge1_avg =

| basin_size =

}}

The Carson River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Geography

The headwaters of the river rise at the base of the Foster Range near the southwestern edge of the Drysdale River National Park. The river flows in a northerly direction along the Carson Escarpment and discharges into the King Edward River near Aragoon, about {{convert|12|km|mi|0}} south of Kalumburu. The river has four tributaries, including Morgan River, Swida Creek and Pronga-Marie Creek.

History

The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Wilawila, Miwa and Wunambal peoples.{{cite web|url=http://www.ausanthrop.net/resources/ausanthrop_db/detail.php?id_search=568 |title=Ausanthrop - Australian Aboriginal tribal database |year=2012 |accessdate=30 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927024156/http://www.ausanthrop.net/resources/ausanthrop_db/detail.php?id_search=568 |archivedate=27 September 2015 |df=dmy }} The river contains several permanent pools where examples of Indigenous Australian art, known as the Gwion Gwion rock paintings, can be found along the cliff faces.{{cite web|url=http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/bradshaws/kimberley1.php|title=Bradshaw Foundation - Rock Art Archives |year=2010|accessdate=2 July 2011}}

The river was named in 1886 by the explorer Charles Burrowes while surveying the area for the Victoria Squatting Company. He named it after the chairman of the company, David Carson.{{cite news |title=The Cambridge Downs Country |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3765680 |accessdate=23 April 2020 |work=The West Australian |date=26 July 1886 |location=Perth, WA |page=3}}{{cite news |title=Drysdaliana |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/245671977 |accessdate=23 April 2020 |work=The Herald |date=1 September 1945 |location=Melbourne |page=4}}{{cite news |title=News and notes |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3763178 |accessdate=23 April 2020 |work=The West Australian |date=18 October 1886 |location=Perth, WA |page=3}}

References

{{coord|14|25|59|S|126|38|04|E|type:river_region:AU-WA|display=title}}

Category:Rivers of the Kimberley region of Western Australia