Bow River - WA

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Position

DEG: -16.797472 128.270394
DMS: 16º 47' 50.9" S 128º 16' 13.44" E
UTM: 52 K 8142706mN 422254mE
Altitude: 160.54m

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Address & Contact

Great Northern Hwy
Lake Argyle WA 6743
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_River_(Kimberley_region,_Western_Australia)

Information

Bow River is a 148-kilometre long tributary of the Ord River in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia. The river was named by pastoralist Michael Durack in 1882 after the Bow River in his family's ancestral home of County Clare, Ireland.The river flows into the Ord River at Lake Argyle.There are 12 tributaries of the Bow River including Wilson River, Turkey Creek, Limestone Creek and Spring Creek.Bow River is the subject of the famous song of the same name by the iconic Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel. The song was later covered by its composer, Cold Chisel member Ian Moss.
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Closest Weather Station

Argyle at 05/03:00pm WST
Distance from Bow River 26.19km NE
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
38.7°C36.8°C25%15.7°C1006.6hPa0.0mmNE20km/hr
11knots
30km/hr
16knots

Closest Climatic Station

Warmun
Distance from Bow River 24.88km S
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C37.336.135.835.132.229.429.532.336.138.639.338.4
Mean Min. °C24.824.423.220.617.213.612.614.919.423.024.925.1
Mean Rain mm178.7174.8121.025.310.46.25.41.34.623.660.3115.2

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