# Harding River > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harding_River > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harding_River.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harding_River > Source revision: 1286246658 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) River in Western Australia Harding River The Harding River in May 2021 Location Country Australia Physical characteristics Source • location Chichester Range • elevation 311 metres (1,020 ft)[1] Mouth • location Indian Ocean • elevation sea level Length 150 km (93 mi) The **Harding River,** known as the **Ngurin** in [Ngarluma language](/source/Ngarluma_language), is a river in the [Pilbara](/source/Pilbara) region of [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia). It was named on 31 July 1861 by the surveyor and explorer [Francis Gregory](/source/Francis_Thomas_Gregory) while on expedition in the area, after one of the volunteer members of his expedition, John Harding.[2] The river continues to be known as the Ngurin by [traditional owners](/source/Traditional_owners) and local Aboriginal people. The headwaters of the river rise in the [Chichester Range](/source/Chichester_Range) in the [Millstream-Chichester National Park](/source/Millstream-Chichester_National_Park) near Merrinyaginya Spring and flow is a northerly direction. The river flows through Lake Poongkaliyarra and out through Lockyer Gap. The river continues northward and crosses the [North West Coastal Highway](/source/North_West_Coastal_Highway) near [Roebourne](/source/Roebourne%2C_Western_Australia) then discharges into the [Indian Ocean](/source/Indian_Ocean) via Butcher Inlet. The river flows through a number of permanent and semi-permanent pools such as Murringa Pool, Karrawingina Pool and Bamba Pool. The river has six [tributaries](/source/Tributary): Harding River East, East Harding River, Murray Camp Creek and Miller Creek. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Harding River"](http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&cmd=sp&p=210946&st=&s=Harding%20River). 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Gregory, Augustus Charles](/source/Augustus_Charles_Gregory); [Gregory, Francis Thomas](/source/Francis_Thomas_Gregory) (1884). [*Journals of Australian Explorations*](http://www.gutenberg.org/files/10461/10461-h/10461-h.htm). Brisbane: James C. Beal, Government Printer. Retrieved 26 August 2013. 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