Fitzgerald River

The Fitzgerald River is in Western Australia.[1] The river was explored by John Septimus Roe in 1848. Roe named the river after Charles Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was the governor of Western Australia.

Fitzgerald River
Location
Country	Australia
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	near Lake Magenta
- elevation	324 m (1,063 ft)
Mouth	Fitzgerald Inlet
- elevation	sea level
Length	80 km (50 mi)
Basin size	104,000 ha (260,000 acres)
Discharge
- average	7 GL/year

The river rises near the Lake Magenta Nature Reserve. It is 300 m above sea level. The river flows south through farmland to the Fitzgerald River National Park. The tributaries of the river are the Sussetta River, Jacup Creek, Tertup Creek, Tooartup Creek, and Martin Creek.