The Eyre River is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
in the
Great Southern region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. The headwaters of the river rise below
Blackboy Hill approximately south of
Wellstead. The river flows in a south-easterly direction and discharges into
Cheynes Inlet and on to the
Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. With a size of , it is regarded as the second-small ...
.
The river was named in 1850 by the explorer
Francis Thomas Gregory
Francis Thomas "Frank" Gregory (19 October 1821 – 23 October 1888) was an Australian explorer and politician.
Born in England, he emigrated with his family to Australia as a boy. He was the younger brother of the explorer and politician Augu ...
after the explorer
John Eyre John Eyre may refer to:
Politicians
*John Eyre (died 1581), Member of Parliament for Wiltshire and Salisbury
*John Eyre (died 1639), MP for Cricklade
* John Eyre (1659–1709), MP for Galway Borough, son of the above
*John Eyre (died 1745), MP for ...
, who crossed it in 1841 on his expedition from
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
to
Albany.
References
Rivers of the Great Southern region
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