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Burlong Pool is a section of the Avon River in Western Australia between Spencers Brook and Northam.
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Water trains
Burlong Pool was a former railway stopping place, which was used as a location for drawing water into the water trains to the Eastern Goldfield locations prior to the completion of the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme.
During dry weather in the late 1890s up to five separate water trains per day would be drawing water from the pool and travelling between Northam and the goldfields.
Swimming location
Following the completion of the Goldfields water supply pipeline the water was no longer extracted from the pool, but the location was notable for being used as the Northam swimming carnival location, swimming location and rail excursions, and drownings.
Wagyl location
As a long deep pool that was well watered in summertime, the location was known to Noongars as a place where the Wagyl had a summer resting place.