Angelo River
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| location | Western Australia ( Australia ) | |
| River system | Ashburton River | |
| Drain over | Ashburton River → Indian Ocean | |
| source | Ophthalmia Range 23 ° 20 ′ 1 ″ S , 118 ° 49 ′ 33 ″ O |
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| Source height | 922 m | |
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Ashburton River north of Mount Boggala and Mount Bresnahan Coordinates: 23 ° 42 ′ 30 " S , 117 ° 44 ′ 48" E 23 ° 42 ′ 30 " S , 117 ° 44 ′ 48" E |
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| Mouth height | 297 m | |
| Height difference | 625 m | |
| Bottom slope | 3.1 ‰ | |
| length | 202 km | |
| Left tributaries | Kennedy Creek, Cherrybooka Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Boonanachi Creek, Indabiddy Creek, Divide Creek, Bukardi Creek | |
| Communities | Turee Creek | |
The Angelo River is a river in the northwest of the Australian state of Western Australia . It is located in the Pilbara region .
geography
The river has its source on the southwest slopes of the Ophthalmia Range and initially flows to the southwest. At the settlement of Turee Creek it turns its course to the west. The Angelo River Mine and the Angelo River Prospect , a uranium deposit , are located on the river. North of Mount Boggola and Mount Bresnahan , the Angelo River flows into the Ashburton River .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Boonanachi Creek - 492 m
- Indabiddy Creek - 468 m
- Divide Creek - 435 m
- Bukardi Creek - 410 m
- Kennedy Creek - 343 m
- Cherrybooka Creek - 306 m
history
The river was named in 1887 by Robert McPhee , a prospector in the area, after Colonel Fox Angelo , a government official in Roebourne and later superintendent of Rottnest Island .
The Aborigines of the Ngarlawongga and Banjima tribes have dream time songs about the origin of the black river goannas that are believed to have originated in this river. The black- headed python ( Aspidites melanocephalus ) is said to have originated in the tributary Indabiddy Creek .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Map of Angelo River, WA . Bonzle.com
- ^ Miscellaneous Uranium Prospects in Western Australia . Sea-us.org.au (2008) ( Memento of the original from February 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas. Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007, ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 , p. 86.
- ^ History of River Names . Landgate (2008) ( Memento of the original from January 22nd, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ We Used to Get our Water Free . Water.wa.gov.au (2004) ( Memento of the original from March 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 1.70 MB)
