- Munglinup River
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Munglinup River Mouth Oldfield Estuary Basin countries Australia Length 41 kilometres (25 mi) Source elevation 185 metres (607 ft)[1] Mouth elevation sea level Basin area 32,300 hectares (79,815 acres)[2] The Munglinup River is an ephemeral river in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise near Cheadanup Nature Reserve and flows in a southerly direction through cleared farmland then crossing the South Coast Highway near the town of Munglinup before discharging into the Oldfield River of which it is a tributary approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) from the coast. For most of the length of the river it is within a vegetated corridor, the surrounding land is mostly cleared for stock with only about 15% remnant vegetation remaining. The river only flows in the winter months and the water is naturally saline or brackish.[3]
The only tributary to the river is Clayhole Creek.
The word Munglinup is Indigenous Australian in origin and of unknown meaning. The name was first recorded by CD Price, a surveyor in 1875. The Dempster Brothers first used the name for their sheep station in 1860.[4]
References
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Munglinup River". 2009. http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&cmd=sp&p=205365&st=&s=Munglinup%20River. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "Department of Agriculture - Catchments of the Esperance Region of WA". 2004. http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/pls/portal30/docs/FOLDER/IKMP/_ARCHIVE/TR165_PART2.PDF. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "South Coast Rivercare - Munglinup River". 2009. http://www.rivercare.southcoastwa.org.au/infodata/oldfieldc/munglinupr/munglinup.html. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+river+names. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
Coordinates: 33°47′07″S 120°50′14″E / 33.78528°S 120.83722°E
Categories:- Rivers of Western Australia
- Goldfields-Esperance
- Western Australia geography stubs
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