Murchison River (Western Australia)

Murchison River
Murchison River
	View of Murchison Gorge from the Z Bend lookout
Location
Country	Australia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Robinson Ranges
• elevation	521 m (1,709 ft)
Mouth
• location	Indian Ocean, at Kalbarri
Length	820 km (510 mi)
Basin size	82,000 km2 (31,660 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	208,400 ML/a (6.60 m3/s; 233.2 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Yalgar River, Whela Creek, Impey River, Roderick River, Sanford River, Yalgamine Creek
• right	Bedaburra Creek

The Murchison River is the second longest river in Western Australia. It flows for about 820 km (510 mi)^[2] from the southern edge of the Robinson Ranges to the Indian Ocean at Kalbarri. The Murchison-Yalgar-Hope river system is the longest river system in Western Australia. It has a mean annual flow of 208 gigalitres, although in 2006, the peak year on record since 1967, flow was 1,806 gigalitres.^[3]^[2]^[5]

^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Murchison River, WA". 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Interesting facts about Western Australia". Landgate. Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Murchison River - Emu Springs". Water Information reporting. Perth, WA: Department of Water, Government of Western Australia. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
^ "702 – Murchison River Basin". Water Resources Data – Streamflow Sites. Government of Western Australia Department of Water. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
^ Mt Magnet Water Reserve: Water Source Protection Plan, Mt Magnet Town Water Supply (pdf). Perth, WA: Department of Environment. 2005. p. 3. ISBN 0-7309-7510 - X. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

[1] "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Murchison River, WA". 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.

[landgate-2] "Interesting facts about Western Australia". Landgate. Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

[Emu-3] "Murchison River - Emu Springs". Water Information reporting. Perth, WA: Department of Water, Government of Western Australia. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

[dow-4] "702 – Murchison River Basin". Water Resources Data – Streamflow Sites. Government of Western Australia Department of Water. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

[doe-5] Mt Magnet Water Reserve: Water Source Protection Plan, Mt Magnet Town Water Supply (pdf). Perth, WA: Department of Environment. 2005. p. 3. ISBN 0-7309-7510 - X. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

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