Barker River

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

Barker River
Location
Country	Australia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mount Matthew
• elevation	286 metres (938 ft)[1]
Mouth
• location	Lennard River
• elevation	59 metres (194 ft)
Length	90 km (56 mi)

The headwaters of the river rise north of Mount Matthew and then flow in a southerly direction through Barker Gorge before discharging into the Lennard River, of which it is a tributary.

John Forrest named the river during a survey of the Kimberley in 1883. The river was named after the wife of the Governor Sir Frederick Napier Broome, Lady Mary Anne Barker.^[2]

The river has five tributaries: Fletcher River, Talbot Creek, Annie Creek, Mac Creek and Wombarella Creek.