Main source 201 metres (659 ft) Length 65 km | River mouth Broke Inlet Basin area 1,000 km² Country Australia | |
Basin size 1,000 square kilometres (386 sq mi) Discharge Average rate:157,000 ML/a (5.0 m/s; 176 cu ft/s) | ||
Shannon River is a river located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.
Map of Shannon River, Broke WA, Australia
The river rises in the forests to the West of Lake Muir and flows in a southerly direction, crossing the South Western Highway just East of Shannon then continuing South through the Shannon National Park before entering the Broke Inlet. The only tributary of the river is Fish Creek.
The water quality of the river is excellent, fresh and low in sediments. Sandbanks bar the mouth of the river where in enters the inlet.
References
Shannon River (Western Australia) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA