Bremer River (Western Australia)
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Bremer River | |
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Origin | near Jerramungup |
Mouth | Wellstead Estuary at Bremer Bay |
Basin countries | Australia |
Length | 70 kilometres (43 mi) |
Avg. discharge | 2,700 ML/year |
Basin area | 716 km2 [1] |
Bremer River is a river in Western Australia that rises near Jerramungup at the border of the Yilgarn plateau. The river flows in a generally south-west direction and the river valley becomes steadily deeper as the river approaches the coast where it has eroded the Pallinup siltstone deposits that deposited over the underlying granite. The name Bremer River was first recorded in 1919 and is believed to come from the town of Bremer Bay that is located on the Wellstead estuary where the river flows into Bremer Bay. [2] The coordinates of the river mouth are 34°23'1.67"S 119°22'30.00"E
[edit] References
- ^ South Coast River Care - Bremer River (2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-26.
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of river names - B. Retrieved on 2007-06-26.