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Lennard River Rest Area - WA

The actual camping area

A couple of Brolgas

Waterhole with hiding crocs May 2013

Gibb River road bridging Lennard river

Free Camp

Position

DEG: -17.392778 124.756111

DMS: 17º 23' 34" S 124º 45' 22" E

UTM: 51 K 8076138mN 686557mE

Altitude: 73.52m

Place Type

Camps & Accom - Free Camp

Location

851.97kms SouthWest of Darwin - Driving 1409 km (17 hours 22 mins)

Address & Contact

Derby Gibb River Rd
King Leopold Ranges WA 6728

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

Rest Area where the Gibb River Road crosses the Lennard River. No facilities. Camp on the clifftop then walk 400m downstream where elusive freshwater crocodiles may be hiding in the pools.Small rapids above river may offer a safer place to cool off.

PlaceID	99134

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Curtin at 03/08:30pm WST

Distance from Lennard River Rest Area 101.05km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
30.4°C	33.0°C	58%	21.2°C	1006.9hPa	0.0mm	N	9km/hr 5knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Curtin Aero

Distance from Lennard River Rest Area 101.05km W

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	36.5	35.5	36.0	36.3	33.2	30.6	30.9	33.1	36.5	38.8	39.8	38.4
Mean Min. °C	25.0	24.6	24.2	22.3	19.0	16.4	15.3	15.8	18.4	21.6	24.1	25.0
Mean Rain mm	215.5	217.1	172.1	44.5	15.7	9.6	7.9	1.7	0.2	5.4	23.3	149.0