Gregory on 21 August 1861 after Norton Shaw, Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society.

[3] The headwaters of the river rise below the Chichester Range near Emu Springs and flow in a northerly direction through Hillside.

The river continues through Gorge Range and flows north until discharging into the De Grey River, of which it is a tributary, just south of the North West Coastal Highway approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) East of Port Hedland.

The water quality of the river is dependent on flow but has an average salinity of 110 mg/L and a turbidity of 78 NTU.

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