Hardey River

River in Western Australia

Hardey River
Location
Country	Australia
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Tom Price, Western Australia
• elevation	724 metres (2,375 ft)^[1]

Mouth
• location	Ashburton River
• elevation	140 metres (459 ft)
Length	217 kilometres (135 mi)^[2]

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.^[3]

References

^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Hardey River". 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ "History of river names – H". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
^ "Western Australian Names - Their Dates and Origin - Interesting Historical Facts". The Sunday Times (Western Australia). 8 July 1928. p. 32. Retrieved 28 August 2012.