| Sherlock River | |
|---|---|
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Length | 393 kilometres (244 mi) |
| Source elevation | 470 metres (1,542 ft)[1] |
| Mouth elevation | sea level |
| Avg. discharge | 188 GL/annum |
| Basin area | 4,580 square kilometres (1,768 sq mi)[2] |
The Sherlock River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise from numerous springs on the Abydos Plain below the Mungaroona Range near the western edge of the Mungaroona Range Nature Reserve then flows in a northerly direction past the Chichester Range and then continuing North. The river crosses the North West Coastal Highway near Mount Fraser before discharging into Sherlock Bay and the Indian Ocean.
The river forms a large estuary at the river mouth with an area of 89.7 square kilometres (35 sq mi)[3]
Major pools exist along the length of the river including; Coonanarrinna Pool and Weedeemilegener Pool. The main riverbed is very wide and is mostly dry, with a minor ocean outlet from a large salt marsh estuarine area that contains small areas of mangroves.