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Waychinicup River

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Country
  
Australia

Basin size
  
145 km (56 sq mi)

Mouth
  
Southern Ocean

River mouth
  
Southern Ocean

Length
  
17 km

Waychinicup River

Main source
  
near Manypeaks 61 metres (200 ft)

Discharge
  
Average rate: 8,560 ML/a (0.271 m/s; 9.58 cu ft/s)

Waychinicup river


The Waychinicup River is located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river are located near the town of Manypeaks along the South Coast Highway, with an elevation of approximately 100 metres (328 ft) above sea level and flows in a generally southerly direction through the Mount Manypeaks Range then through the Waychinicup National Park until it discharges into the Southern Ocean.

There is road access to the mouth of the river and it is located 65 kilometres (40 mi) from Albany, Western Australia.

The coastal part of the river is an estuary that is 130 metres (427 ft) long and less than 2 metres (7 ft) deep,it is well flushed by tidal and swell action of the ocean.

References

Waychinicup River Wikipedia