Munglinup River
Munglinup River | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• elevation | 185 metres (607 ft)[1] |
Mouth | |
• location | Oldfield Estuary |
• elevation | sea level |
Length | 41 kilometres (25 mi) |
Basin size | 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. It 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 Aboriginal in origin, and of unknown meaning. The name was first recorded by C.D. 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. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ "Department of Agriculture - Catchments of the Esperance Region of WA" (PDF). 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ "South Coast Rivercare - Munglinup River". 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ "History of river names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
33°47′07″S 120°50′14″E / 33.78528°S 120.83722°E / -33.78528; 120.83722
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