Collie River
| Collie River | ||
 Wellington Reservoir on the Collie River |
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| Data | ||
| location | Western Australia , Australia | |
| River system | Collie River | |
| Drain over | Collie River → Indian Ocean | |
| source | at Gibbs on Coalfields Highway 33 ° 19 ′ 38 ″ S , 116 ° 39 ′ 9 ″ E |
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| Source height | 293 m | |
| muzzle |
Indian Ocean at Samphire Bay Coordinates: 33 ° 18 ′ 15 " S , 115 ° 41 ′ 34" E 33 ° 18 ′ 15 " S , 115 ° 41 ′ 34" E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 293 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.8 ‰ | |
| length | 158.5 km | |
| Catchment area | 3745 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Collie River East, Collie River South, Silver Wattle Gully, Riches Gully, Mill Brook, Sailors Gully, Henty Brook | |
| Right tributaries | Bataling Creek, Bingham River , Harris River , Ironstone Gully, Hamilton River , Worsley River , Gervase River , Stones Brook, Brunswick River | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Wellington Reservoir | |
| Medium-sized cities | collie | |
| Small towns | Boolading, Bowelling, Buckingham, Allanson, Burekup, Australind | |
The Collie River is a river in the southwest of the Australian state of Western Australia .
geography
course
The river has its source at Gibbs , about ten kilometers west of Darkan on the Coalfields Highway . From there it flows west to Buckingham . There it turns its course to the northwest to the mouth of the Harris River . Then he turns south to the town of Collie . There it turns its course again to the west to the Wellington Reservoir about 15 kilometers away , whose water is important for the growing population of Western Australia, but not suitable as drinking water because of its high salt content . The aim of the Waters and Rivers Commission was to reduce the salinity of the river to 500 mg / l by 2015.
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Batalling Creek - 257 meters
- Collie River East - 221 m
- Bingham River - 208 m
- Harris River - 201 m
- Collie River South - 184 m
- Silver Wattle Creek - 165 m
- Ironstone Gully - 165 m
- Hamilton River - 165 m
- Worsley River - 165 m
- Gervase River - 165 m
- Riches Gully - 107 m
- Stones Brook - 103 m
- Mill Brook - 99 m
- Sailors Gully - 80 m
- Henty Brook - 12 m
- Brunswick River - 5 m
history
The river was named after Dr. Alexander Collie , who together with Lt. William Preston was the first European to discover the Collie River in 1829.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Map of Collie River, WA (293 m - 200 m) . Bonzle.com
- ↑ a b c Map of Collie River, WA (200 m - 0 m) . Bonzle.com
- ^ South West Water Resources - Regional Overview Department of Water April 2007 . 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ Waters and Rivers Commission - Salinity Situation Statement for the Collie River Catchment . 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2016.