River mouth Beaufort Inlet Basin area 4,795 km² Country Australia | Length 250 km Source Katanning | |
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Main source 10 km southeast of Broomehill323 metres (1,060 ft) Basin size 4,795 square kilometres (1,851 sq mi) Discharge Average rate:24,800 ML/a (0.79 m/s; 27.8 cu ft/s) Mouth Beaufort Inlet, Western Australia | ||
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Pallinup River is a river located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.
Contents
- Pallinup river beaufort inlet 22 1 16
- Map of Pallinup River Boxwood Hill WA Australia
- Kayaking on the pallinup river
- Tributaries
- References
Map of Pallinup River, Boxwood Hill WA, Australia
The Pallinup rises 10 km southeast of Broomehill, and flows in a southeasterly direction toward the coast passing through Kybelup Pool and discharging into the Southern Ocean via Beaufort Inlet.
The river is one of the longest rivers in the region and its tributaries flow through the towns of Borden and Gnowangerup.
The local Noongar people also know the river as the Mara River and it is regarded as a place of historical importance as the Noongar have camped, fished and traded along the banks of the river for generations.
The river is ephemeral and the estuary at Beaufort inlet can be closed to the sea for long period of time by a sand bar in the channel.
The water in the river is considered to be saline and explains why the river was also known as the Salt River with salinity levels varying from 3‰ when the river is flowing to over 50‰ in pools during summer.
Kayaking on the pallinup river
Tributaries
The Pallinup has many tributaries including Warperup Creek, Six Mile Creek, Pendenup Creek, Peendebup Creek, Monjebup Creek and Corackerup Creek. No potable surface water sources are present in the Pallinup. The water quality ranges from brackish to saline. The best quality water streams exist in the Stirling Range National Park area of the catchment, which is the occasional source of snow-melt water.