Balgarup River
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| Balgarup River | |
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 Balgarup River near Albany Highway crossing | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | South East of Kojonup |
| • elevation | 372 metres (1,220 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | confluence with Blackwood River |
• elevation | 215 metres (705 ft)[2] |
| Length | 66 km (41 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 82.4 km2 (31.8 sq mi)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3,061 ML/a (3.425 cu ft/s) |
Balgarup River is a river in Western Australia that has its headwaters south-east of Kojonup just below Byenup Hill.
The river flows is a north-westerly direction crossing Albany Highway south of Kojonup then through the town of Muradup and continues in the north-west direction until it joins the Blackwood River of which it is a tributary.
The only tributary to the Balgarup river is Mandalup Brook.
The name originated from local Australian Aboriginal language and is thought to mean "place of the Blackboy trees". The first person to chart the river was surveyor Alfred Hillman in 1840.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Balgarup River, WA". 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
- ^ "Department of Water - Water Resources Data - Streamflow Sites - Balgarup River - Mndelup pool". 2008. Archived from the original on 22 August 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
- ^ "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
Rivers of Western Australia | |
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| Rivers of the Gascoyne region | |
| Rivers of the Goldfields–Esperance region | |
| Rivers of the Great Southern region | |
| Rivers of the Kimberley region |
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| Rivers of the Mid West region | |
| Rivers of the Peel and Perth regions | |
| Rivers of the Pilbara region | |
| Rivers of the South West region | |
| Rivers of the Wheatbelt region | |
33°41′S 116°44′E / 33.683°S 116.733°E