The Isdell River is a river in the

Kimberley Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to: Places and historical events Australia Queensland * Kimberley, Queensland, a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas South Australia * County of Kimberley, a cadastral unit in South Australia Ta ...

region of

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, named in 1898 by explorer Frank Hann after James Isdell, who was prominent in the region and later served as a member of parliament. Walcott Inlet at the mouth of the Isdell River

Walcott Inlet at the mouth of the Isdell River

The river rises in the Packhorse Range and flows in a south- westerly direction until it reaches Isdell Gorge at the foot of the Wunaamin Miliwundi Range where it changes to a north-westerly direction before discharging into the eastern end of

Walcott Inlet Walcott Inlet is an estuary located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It flows into Collier Bay, in the Indian Ocean, via a narrow gap known as Yule Entrance. The inlet was named on 19 June 1865 by Trevarton Charles Sholl after St ...

. The river has eleven

tributaries A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which the ...

, including Sprigg River, Woolybutt Creek, Cadjuput Creek, Woomera Creek and Tulmulnga Creek. The

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are the Wangina Wunggurr Willingin people, who maintain a strong connection to the river despite disruptions by pastoral activities.

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Rivers of the Kimberley region of Western Australia {{WesternAustralia-river-stub