Nullagine River
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| location | Western Australia , Australia | |
| River system | De Gray River | |
| Drain over | De Gray River → Indian Ocean | |
| source | at Bonney Downs (Chichester Range) 22 ° 14 ′ 45 ″ S , 119 ° 55 ′ 2 ″ E |
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| Source height | 500 m | |
| muzzle |
De Gray River southeast of Callawa Coordinates: 20 ° 42 '4 " S , 120 ° 32' 57" E 20 ° 42 '4 " S , 120 ° 32' 57" E |
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| Mouth height | 129 m | |
| Height difference | 371 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.3 ‰ | |
| length | 296 km | |
| Catchment area | 875.2 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
1,979.01 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Wild Dog Creek, Bonnie Creek, Beaton Creek, Taylor Creek, McPhee Creek, Reedy Creek, Police Creek, Stony Creek, Walgunya Creek, Five Mile Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Daylight Creek, Cajuput Creek, Five Mile Creek, Twenty Mile (Sandy) Creek, Bridget Creek, Cookes Creek, Elsie Creek, Bookabunna Creek, Coonanbunna Creek | |
| Flowing lakes | Garden Pool , Blue Bar Pool , Pelican Pool , Rock Pool , Tumbinna Pool , Rocky Pool , Cordooin Pool | |
| Small towns | Nullagine | |
| Communities | Bonnie Downs, Warrawagine | |
The Nullagine River is a river in the Pilbara region in the northwest of the Australian state of Western Australia .
geography
The river has its source south of the Bonney Downs settlement on the north slopes of the Chichester Range . From there it flows north along Marble Bar Road , which it crosses under the small town of Nullagine . His way further leads him in a northerly direction under the Rippon Hills Road through to the settlement Warrawagine to the confluence with the Oakover River southeast of the settlement Callawa . With the Oakover River it forms the De Gray River .
In the rainy season , the Nullagine River regularly overflows its banks and can make the area's roads impassable.
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Wild Dog Creek - 461 m
- Daylight Creek - 435 m
- Bonnie Creek - 407 m
- Beaton Creek - 378 m
- Cajuput Creek - 376 m
- Five Mile Creek - 370 meters
- Taylor Creek - 349 m
- McPhee Creek - 334 m
- Twenty Mile Creek (Sandy Creek) - 327 meters
- Bridget Creek - 319 m
- Reedy Creek - 319 meters
- Cookes Creek - 306 m
- Elsie Creek - 287 m
- Police Creek - 263 m
- Stony Creek - 246 m
- Bookabunna Creek - 196 m
- Walgunya Creek - 179 m
- Coonanbunna Creek - 174 m
- Five Mile Creek - 158 m
Flowing lakes
The Nullagine River flows through a number of year-round pools:
- Garden Pool - 388 m
- Blue Bar Pool - 289 m
- Pelican Pool - 241 m
- Rock Pool - 221 m
- Tumbinna pool - 210 m
- Rocky Pool - 183 m
- Cordooin Pool - 141 m
Origin of name
The name of the river and the small town on its banks is derived from a local Aboriginal word that was registered as Ngullagine in the 1880s . The meaning of this word is not known.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Map of Nullagine River, WA . Bonzle.com
- ↑ Streamflow Sites . Water Resource Data. Department of Water. Government of Western Australia (2009) ( Memento of the original dated August 24, 2008 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.
- ^ Surface Hydrology of the Pilbara Region . Water and Rivers Commission. Government of Western Australia (2000) ( Memento of the original dated June 29, 2009 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 Pty. Ltd. Archerfield QLD (2007). ISBN 978174193232-4 . P. 87
- Jump up ↑ River Rescue Victims Keep in High Spirits . ABC News (June 16, 2008)
- ^ History of Country Town Names - N - Nullagine . Landgate. Government of Western Australia
