Munglinup River
River in Western Australia
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The Munglinup River is an ephemeral river in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia.
| Munglinup River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • elevation | 185 metres (607 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Oldfield Estuary |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | 41 kilometres (25 mi) |
| Basin size | 32,300 hectares (79,815 acres)[2] |
The headwaters of the river rise near Cheadanup Nature Reserve. It flows in a southerly direction through cleared farmland, then crossing the South Coast Highway near the town of Munglinup before discharging into the Oldfield River, of which it is a tributary, approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) from the coast. For most of the length of the river it is within a vegetated corridor; the surrounding land is mostly cleared for stock with only about 15% remnant vegetation remaining. The river only flows in the winter months and the water is naturally saline or brackish.[3]
The only tributary to the river is Clayhole Creek.
The word Munglinup is Aboriginal in origin, and of unknown meaning. The name was first recorded by C.D. Price, a surveyor in 1875. The Dempster brothers first used the name for their sheep station in 1860.[4]