Robe River
| Robe River | |
|---|---|
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| Origin | Hamersley Range |
| Mouth | Indian Ocean |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Length | 276 kilometres (171 mi) |
| Source elevation | 477 metres (1,565 ft)[1] |
| Mouth elevation | sea level |
| Basin area | 3,350 square kilometres (1,293 sq mi)[2] |
Robe River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise in the Hamersley Range near Marana Spring then flow in a north westerly direction past the Robe River-Deepdale mine, crossing the North West Coastal Highway near the Pannawonica turnoff then discharging into the Indian Ocean near Robe Point.
Robe river has two tributaries; Mungarathoona Creek and Kumina Creek.
The Robe is an ephemeral river and is restricted to a series of permanent pools that act as important refugia for native fauna through the dry season.[3]
The rivers experiences periodical flooding. Following Cyclone Monty in 2004 the river was in full flood resulting in Pannawonnica being cut-off and people being rescued from the roof of Yarraloola homestead.[4]
In 2009, following heavy rainfall, the river burst its banks cutting roads and railway lines. Yarraloola Station was evacuated and Rio Tinto railway network was disrupted as a result.[5]
References
- ↑ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Robe River". 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ↑ "Water Resources Data - Streamflow Sites - Robe River - Ngalooin Pool". 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ↑ "Long tern ecological research on a Pilbara river system". University of Western Australia. June 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ↑ "Severe Tropical Cyclone Monty". Bureau of Meteorology. 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ↑ "West Pilbara under water". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
External links
Media related to Robe River at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 21°18′53″S 115°40′29″E / 21.31472°S 115.67472°E