| Adcock River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Philips Range |
| • elevation | 528 metres (1,732 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Fitzroy River |
• elevation | 181 metres (594 ft) |
| Length | 118 kilometres (73 mi) |
The Adcock River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise in the Philips Range near Qodesh then flow in a south-easterly direction parallel with the Wunaamin-Miliwundi Ranges and past Mount House, Mount Clifton and Mount Hamilton before merging with the Fitzroy River near Fitzroy Bluff.
The Adcock has three tributaries: Throssel River, Annie Creek and Walsh Creek.
Frank Hann named the river in 1898 after Charles and William AdcockofDerby: Hann explained: "Messrs Adcock Bros of Derby were very kind to me and provided exceedingly reasonable in the important matter of a supply of rations."[2]
The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Nyikina people.[3]
Fish such as Greenway's grunter, the flathead goby and the false spotted gudgeon have been found within the river system.[4]
17°33′21″S 126°8′23″E / 17.55583°S 126.13972°E / -17.55583; 126.13972
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Rivers of Western Australia
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| Rivers of the Gascoyne region |
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| Rivers of the Goldfields-Esperance region |
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| Rivers of the Great Southern region |
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| Rivers of the Kimberley region |
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| Rivers of the Mid West region |
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| Rivers of the Peel and Perth regions |
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| Rivers of the Pilbara region |
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| Rivers of the South West region |
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| Rivers of the Wheatbelt region |
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