Fitzroy

Fitzroy, the largest river of Western Australia, has its sources in the King Leopold Range, and, after describing a wide curve to the south, reaches the sea at the southern end of King Sound. Its total length is about 300 miles, the lower 100 of which are navigable for small boats. Its valley is a well-grassed country. The river was discovered by Stokes in 1838, and explored for about 250 miles by Alexander Forrest in 1879.