Cunninghame River
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| location | Western Australia , Australia | |
| River system | Fitzroy River | |
| Drain over | Fitzroy River → Indian Ocean | |
| Floodplain |
Fitzroy River at Ngurtuwarta 18 ° 15 ′ 46 ″ S , 125 ° 32 ′ 26 ″ E |
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| Source height | 109 m | |
| muzzle |
Fitzroy River , north of the St. Georges Ranges Coordinates: 18 ° 30 '10 " S , 125 ° 7' 14" E 18 ° 30 '10 " S , 125 ° 7' 14" E |
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| Mouth height | 80 m | |
| Height difference | 29 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.35 ‰ | |
| length | 83.2 km | |
| Flowing lakes | Woolwash Waterhole , Babagadine Waterhole , Biddy Biddy Waterhole | |
| Communities | Ngurtuwarta, Nine Mile Mill, Jubilee Downs | |
The Cunninghame River is an arm of the Fitzroy River in the Kimberley region in the north of the Australian state of Western Australia .
geography
course
The arm of the river branches off from the main river at the village of Ngurtuwarta , south of Fitzroy Crossing . While the Fitzroy River continues to flow south and splits into further branches that have no names of their own, the Cunninghame River turns its course to the southwest and only meets the main river north of the St. George Ranges .
Flowing lakes
The Cunninghame River flows through a number of pools that are filled with water in all seasons:
- Woolwash Waterhole (92 m)
- Babagadine Waterhole (85 m)
- Biddy Biddy Waterhole (85 m)