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Geikie Gorge National Park
comprises just over 3000 hectares of the Geikie
Range where it is cut by the Fitzroy River to form
a spectacular limestone gorge. The Fitzroy River is
over 1000 kilometres long and drains an area of
ninety thousand square kilometres. Due to the high
rainfall in this part of Australia, during the wet
season the river can rise in the gorge by over 15
metres, inundating the approach roads and camping
site.The park is situated about 20 kilometres
north-east of Fitzroy Crossing. In the dry season
flat bottomed boats are provided, and guides are
employed, by the state government's Department for
Conservation and Land Management, to take tourists
through the most interesting and picturesque
section of the gorge.
(below)...
Picture from 'Kimberley - An Adventurer's Guide' by Ron and Viv Moon.
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 The river contains small freshwater shark, some large stingrays, and sawfish, but, because they live in deep holes in the river bed, some of which are almost 100 metres in depth, they present no problems for swimmers.
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