Warren River (Indian Ocean)

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Warren River
Data
location Western Australia , Australia
River system Warren River
source at Strachan
34 ° 24 ′ 3 ″  S , 116 ° 27 ′ 18 ″  O
Source height 140  m
muzzle at Coolyarbup in the Indian Ocean Coordinates: 34 ° 36 ′ 30 "  S , 115 ° 49 ′ 57"  E 34 ° 36 ′ 30 "  S , 115 ° 49 ′ 57"  E
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 140 m
Bottom slope 1 ‰
length 134 km
Catchment area 4,409.23 km²
Drain NNQ
 9,227.55 m³ / s
Left tributaries Tone River , Quininup Brook, Bighill Brook, Dombakup Brook
Right tributaries Perup River , Wilgarup River , Diamond Tree Gully, Lefroy Brook
Communities Coolyarbup

The Warren River is a river in the southwest of the Australian state of Western Australia .

geography

The river has its source in the Tone State Forest west of Strachan and flows southwest under the South Western Highway . It then flows through the Warren State Forest and Warren National Park before the D'Entrecasteaux National Park in Coolyarbup in the Southern Ocean flows .

Tributaries with mouth heights

  • Perup River - 130 m
  • Tone River - 130 m
  • Wilgarup River - 122 m
  • Diamond Tree Gully - 119 m
  • Quininup Brook - 110 m
  • Bighill Brook - 87 m
  • Lefroy Brook - 55 m
  • Dombakup Brook - 17 m

Salinity

The average salinity of the river water was 895 mg / l until 2001 and rose continuously. 67% of the salt load comes from the Perup Rivers and the Tone Rivers , which provide only about 19% of the amount of water in the Warren River. In order to counteract the salinization of the river, a large reforestation program is required for the entire catchment area of ​​the river.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Map of Warren River, WA . Bonzle.com
  2. ↑ Australian Natural Resources Atlas - Economics - Warren River (2007) ( Memento of August 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ Lower Warren River Action Plan. Retrieved April 1, 2019 .