Hope River (Yalgar River)

Hope River
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Data
location	Western Australia , Australia
River system	Murchison River
Drain over	Yalgar River  → Ord River  → Murchison River  → Indian Ocean
source	Lake Annean 26 ° 36 ′ 1 ″  S , 118 ° 8 ′ 34 ″  E
Source height	446  m
muzzle	Yalgar River in Yalgar Pool ( Muggabullin Swamp ) Coordinates: 26 ° 5 ′ 0 ″  S , 117 ° 55 ′ 0 ″  E, 26 ° 5 ′ 0 ″  S , 117 ° 55 ′ 0 ″  E
Mouth height	413  m
Height difference	33 m
Bottom slope	0.36 ‰
length	91.2 km
Right tributaries	Tieraco Creek
Flowing lakes	Lake Annean , Muggabullin Swamp consisting of Berrin Pool , Kilekilegunna Pool and Yalgar Pool

The Hope River is a river in the west of the Australian state of Western Australia .

geography

It rises in Lake Annean , about 40 kilometers southwest of Meekatharra and flows northeast. He crosses the Muggabullin Swamp . In the northern part of this swamp (Yalgar pool) joins the Hope River in the Yalgar River .

Tributaries with mouth heights

• Tieraco Creek - 429 m

Flowing lakes

• Lake Annean - 446 m
• Berrin Pool - 424 m
• Kilekilegunna Pool - 418 m
• Yalgar Pool - 413 m

history

The origin of the name is not known, but it was given to the manager of Belele Station by one of his employees in 1943 .

See also

• List of rivers in Western Australia

Web links and sources

• StreetSmart Travelers Atlas of Western Australia (2002)
• Place Names Search: Hope River . Gazetteer of Australia. Geoscience Australia. Australian Government

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Map of Hope River, WA . Bonzle.com
2. ^ History of River Names - H - Hope River . Landgate.wa.gov.au ( Memento from January 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive )