Mortlock River
| Mortlock River | ||
 Mortlock River at Northam |
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| Data | ||
| location | Western Australia , Australia | |
| River system | Swan River | |
| Drain over | Avon River → Swan River → Indian Ocean | |
| source | at Belmunging 31 ° 52 ′ 1 ″ S , 117 ° 9 ′ 57 ″ O |
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| Source height | 249 m | |
| muzzle |
Avon River at Northam Coordinates: 31 ° 38 ′ 43 " S , 116 ° 40 ′ 21" E 31 ° 38 ′ 43 " S , 116 ° 40 ′ 21" E |
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| Mouth height | 146 m | |
| Height difference | 103 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.3 ‰ | |
| length | 80.9 km | |
| Catchment area | 16,800 km² | |
| Drain | HHQ | 17,800,000 m³ / s |
| Right tributaries | Mortlock River East Branch, Meenaar South Creek, Mortlock River North Branch | |
| Medium-sized cities | Northam | |
| Small towns | Belmunging | |
The Mortlock River is a river in the Wheatbelt region in the southwest of the Australian state of Western Australia .
geography
The river has its source at Belmunging on the western slopes of the Cubbine Hills . From there it flows northwest to the Northam – York road. This he follows to Northam and crosses under the Great Eastern Highway . West of the city it flows into the Avon River .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Mortlock River East - 185 m
- Meenaar South Creek - 182 m
- Mortlock River North - 149 m
history
The river was named after the surveyor Henry Mortlock Ommanney in the 1830s. He was the first European to discover the river on an expedition in 1835.
ecology
The Mortlock River is very salty and provides most of the salt load (approx. 91 tons per year) of the Avon River.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Map of Mortlock River, WA . Bonzle.com
- ↑ Landgate River Histories - M - Mortlock River ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
