Wooramel River
| Wooramel River | |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Shark Bay |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Length | 363 kilometres (226 mi) |
| Source elevation | 357 metres (1,171 ft)[1] |
| Mouth elevation | sea level |
| Basin area | 40,500 square kilometres (15,637 sq mi)[2] |
The Wooramel River is an ephemeral river[3] in the Gascoyne of Western Australia.
The river rises near McLeod Pyramid and flows in a westerly direction, crossing the Carnarvon-Mullewa Road near Pandara, through the Carandibby range, crossing the North West Coastal Highway near the Wooramel Roadhouse, then discharging into Shark Bay and the Indian Ocean near Herald Loop. The catchment area has been approximately 40% cleared.[4]
The Wooramel has six tributaries including the Wooramel River North, Bilung Creek, One Gum Creek and Nyarra Creek.[1]
The river has a non-pristine estuary that has been mostly unmodified.
The estuary contains the seagrass Ruppia megacarpa and is naturally open to the ocean for two to six weeks per year, usually following a wet winter or a cyclonic event.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Map of Wooramel River". Bonzle Digital Atlas. 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ "Modelled seabed response to possible climate change scenarios over the next 50 years in the Australian Northwest". CSIRO. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "Gascoyne Regional Planning and Infrastructure Framework". Department of Planning Western Australia. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Esutary assessment framework for non-pristine estuaries - Esutuary 909 Wooramel River". Government of Australia. 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
Coordinates: 25°38′26″S 114°52′44″E / 25.64056°S 114.87889°E