Hardey River | |
Source1 Location: | Tom Price, Western Australia |
Mouth Location: | Ashburton River |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Length: | 217km (135miles) |
Source1 Elevation: | 724m (2,375feet)[1] |
Mouth Elevation: | 140m (460feet) |
The Hardey River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise at Tom Price in the Hamersley Range and flow in a westerly direction. The river travels almost parallel with the Nanutarra-Wittenoom Road until it discharges into the Ashburton River near Hardey Junction.
The Hardey River has two tributaries; the Beasley River and Hope Creek.
The river was named in 1861 during an expedition by explorer Francis Gregory, after Swan River colonist John Wall Hardey, who was a family friend. Gregory had previously named the nearby Mount Wall after Hardey.[2]