The Barnett River rises at 16 18′ 34″S 125 59′ 39″E, near the foot of Mount Lacey in the Caroline Ranges, and flows about 96 kilometres generally southwards, then south-west, south and south-east, passing Mount Barnett on the west, before joining the Hann River near Harris Creek.

The course of the Barnett River was first shown on public plans produced in 1900.

Modern day travellers encounter this river at the Mt Barnett Roadhouse when on the Gibb River Road.

LENGTH
96 kilometres.
SOURCE
Mount Lacy, Caroline Ranges (220 kilometres north north east of Fitzroy Crossing).
SOURCE (A.M.G.)
819400 metres East 8196700 metres North.
FLOWS INTO
Hann, Fitzroy Rivers.
ENDPLACE
25 kilometres south east of Mount Barnett Station Homestead (160 kilometres north east of Fitzroy Crossing).
MOUTH (A.M.G.)
186900 metres East 8134300 metres North.
TRIBUTARIES
Two named creeks and numerous un-named streams.
1:100,000 MAPS
Jameson 4065, Gibb 4165, Barnett 4164, Packhorse Range 4064
1:250,000 MAPS
Charnley SE 51-4, Mt Elizabeth SE 52-1

Reference:
Epton, Kim, Rivers of the Kimberley, Hesperian Press, 2000, pp2-3.

 

 

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