Edmund River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Edmund
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
Region	Gascoyne
Physical characteristics
Main source	runoff from the Barlee and Minnierra Ranges north of Barlee Range 423 m (1,388 ft)
River mouth	confluence with the Lyons River east of Oakey Rock 293 m (961 ft)
Length	85 km (53 mi)
Basin features
River system	Gascoyne River
Tributaries	Left: Edmund Claypan Creek, Donald Creek, Rock Hole Creek, Dingo Creek (Western Australia) Right: Dundagee Creek, Bobbamindagee Creek

The Edmund River is a river in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.

The headwaters of the Edmund rise north of the Barlee Range. The river flows south-west joined by the Dundagee, Edmund Claypan, Bobbamindagee, Rock Hole, Dingo and Donald Creeks until it forms its confluence with the Lyons River. The Lyons continues until it flows into the Gascoyne River. The river descends 130 metres (430 ft) over its 85-kilometre (53 mi) course.

The first European to discover the river was explorer Francis Gregory in 1858. The river was named by Surveyor General John Septimus Roe after the naval hero Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons.