Fitzroy River

E446485

river river in Western Australia

The Fitzroy River is a major river system in Western Australia's remote Kimberley region, known for its ecological significance, seasonal flooding, and cultural importance to Indigenous communities.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Fitzroy River canonical	2
Fitzroy River (Western Australia)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ river in Western Australia ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Martuwarra (in some Aboriginal languages) NERFINISHED ⓘ
basinSize	approximately 93,000 square kilometres ⓘ
characteristic	highly variable flow ⓘ subject to seasonal flooding ⓘ
climateZone	tropical monsoonal ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
crossedBy	Great Northern Highway at Fitzroy Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important to Indigenous communities of the Kimberley ⓘ
drainageBasin	Fitzroy River basin ⓘ
ecologicalSignificance	supports diverse fish species ⓘ supports extensive floodplain wetlands ⓘ supports waterbirds and other wildlife ⓘ
flowsInto	King Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTributary	Christmas Creek (Western Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lennard River NERFINISHED ⓘ Leopold River NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret River (Western Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ May River (Western Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Meda River NERFINISHED ⓘ
length	approximately 733 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn	northern Western Australia ⓘ remote Kimberley region ⓘ
mouthLocatedAt	Derby, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn	King Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyTown	Derby, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	experiences major wet-season floods ⓘ subject of water resource and development debates ⓘ
partOf	Kimberley river systems ⓘ
passesNear	Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ Fitzroy Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedArea	Fitzroy River National Heritage–listed values (broader catchment) ⓘ
region	Kimberley NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceLocation	King Leopold Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ
state	Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalOwners	Bunuba people NERFINISHED ⓘ Gooniyandi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyikina people NERFINISHED ⓘ Walmajarri people NERFINISHED ⓘ other Aboriginal groups of the Kimberley ⓘ
uses	pastoralism ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ
watercourseType	ephemeral river ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kimberley region → hasRiver → Fitzroy River ⓘ

Great Northern Highway → crosses → Fitzroy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fitzroy River (Western Australia)

Geikie Gorge National Park → traversedBy → Fitzroy River ⓘ