Roderick River
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location | Western Australia , Australia | |
River system | Murchison River | |
Drain over | Murchison River → Indian Ocean | |
source | Red Granite Rock (Weld Range) 26 ° 56 ′ 16 ″ S , 117 ° 14 ′ 25 ″ O |
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Source height | 474 m | |
Floodplain |
Murchison River at No. 12 well coordinates: 26 ° 56 '8 " S , 116 ° 13' 33" O 26 ° 56 '8 " S , 116 ° 13' 33" O |
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Mouth height | 283 m | |
Height difference | 191 m | |
Bottom slope | 1.2 ‰ | |
length | 160 km | |
Right tributaries | Elgalgerra Creek | |
Flowing lakes | Kookannie Pool , Kowkarrie Pool , Wooleen Lake | |
Communities | Boolardy, Wooleen |
The Roderick River is a river in the west of the Australian state of Western Australia .
geography
The river rises below the Red Granite Rock in the Weld Range and flows west and southwest to Wooleen Lake , a (mostly dry) lake. It enters at its southeastern tip and exits again at its northernmost point. From there it flows a few kilometers to the north and ends at “No. 12 Well ”in the Murchison River .
Tributaries with mouth heights
- Elgalgerra Creek - 329 m
Flowing lakes
- Kookannie Pool - 393 m
- Kowkarrie Pool - 387 m
- Wooleen Lake - 285 m