Nornalup Inlet
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Nornalup Inlet is an estuarine body of water on the south coast of the South West of Australia, approximately 450 kilometres from Perth.
It is approximately 1300 hectares in extent, and up to 5 metres deep. It is fed by the Deep and Frankland Rivers, and communicates with the Walpole Inlet via a natural channel approximately 1 kilometre long and two metres deep.
The name is Noongar in origin, meaning "the place of the tiger snake (Notechis scutatus)".
The Walpole/Nornalup inlet system is the only permanently open estuarine system in the South West, giving it great biological diversity. Remains of Aboriginal rock fish traps can still be found in the inlets.
Capt. Thomas Bannister and his party visited the inlet in 1831, although sealers had been based in the area since before 1826.
Both estuaries, with the tidal parts of the tributary rivers, are now the subject of a proposed marine park.
[edit] References
- Thomson-Dans, Carolyn. ""Marine Park Proposed for the Deep South"", Landscope, WA Dept. of Environment & Conservation, Summer 2006-2007.
