Balgarup River (Western Australia)

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Balgarup River
Balgarup River near Albany Highway crossing
Balgarup River near Albany Highway crossing
Origin South East of Kojonup
Mouth confluence with Blackwood River
Basin countries Australia
Length 66 kilometres (41 mi)[1]

Balgarup River is a river in Western Australia that has its headwaters South East of Kojonup. The river flows is a north westerly direction until it joins the Blackwood River of which it is a tributary. The name originated from Aborigine language.[1] The first person to chart the river was a surveyor named Alfred Hillman in 1840.[1]

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