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Fitzroy Crossing - WA

High and dry in the Dry - Aug 05

Old crossing Aug 2005

Geike / Darngku Gorge

Fitzroy Crossing Sunset

Fitzroy River, FITZROY CROSSING WA

Fitzroy River bridge, FITZROY CROSSING WA

Fitzroy River, FITZROY CROSSING WA

The old Fitzroy Crossing

Fitzroy Crossing

Town

Position

DEG: -18.197769 125.56736

DMS: 18º 11' 51.97" S 125º 34' 2.5" E

UTM: 51 K 7986033mN 771557mE

Altitude: 117.61m

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

850.48kms SouthWest of Darwin - Driving 1475 km (16 hours 24 mins)

Address & Contact

1-9 Forrest Rd
Fitzroy Crossing WA 6765

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Information

Fitzroy Crossing. Is a small town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 400 km east of Broome and 300 km west of Halls Creek. It is approximately 2524 km from the state capital of Perth.

The town was gazetted in 1975, but had been shown on maps as early as 1903. It is 114 m above sea level and is surrounded by the vast floodplains of the Fitzroy River. The current population in 2006 of the Fitzroy Crossing area is approximately 1500 people, about 60% of whom are Indigenous Australians. Cattle stations are the main economic occupation.

Fitzroy Crossing was a creation of necessity; early settlers to the Kimberley needed a place to ford the mighty Fitzroy River. The old crossing was the shortest and safest route. Focus shifted from the original townsite of Fitzroy Crossing when a modern stilted bridge was built downstream in 1974. The bridge remains above flood water if the level is below 12 metres.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Fitzroy Crossing at 02/01:00pm WST

Distance from Fitzroy Crossing 1.91km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
33.2°C	28.1°C	15%	3.1°C	1012.1hPa	0.0mm	ESE	19km/hr 10knots	33km/hr 18knots

Closest Climatic Station

Fitzroy Crossing Aero

Distance from Fitzroy Crossing 1.91km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	37.7	36.5	36.4	36.5	33.0	30.1	30.7	33.3	37.2	39.8	40.7	39.1
Mean Min. °C	25.2	24.7	23.9	20.7	15.6	12.5	12.1	13.7	18.7	22.8	25.4	25.7
Mean Rain mm	165.9	173.8	127.8	33.3	11.3	9.7	6.7	1.2	0.4	18.5	30.1	122.6