Munglinup River

The Munglinup River is an ephemeral river in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

Munglinup River
Location
Country	Australia
Physical characteristics
Source
• elevation	185 metres (607 ft)[1]
Mouth
• location	Oldfield Estuary
• elevation	sea level
Length	41 kilometres (25 mi)
Basin size	32,300 hectares (79,815 acres)[2]

The headwaters of the river rise near Cheadanup Nature Reserve. It flows in a southerly direction through cleared farmland, then crossing the South Coast Highway near the town of Munglinup before discharging into the Oldfield River, of which it is a tributary, approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) from the coast. For most of the length of the river it is within a vegetated corridor, the surrounding land is mostly cleared for stock with only about 15% remnant vegetation remaining. The river only flows in the winter months and the water is naturally saline or brackish.[3]

The only tributary to the river is Clayhole Creek.

The word Munglinup is Indigenous Australian in origin and of unknown meaning. The name was first recorded by C.D. Price, a surveyor in 1875. The Dempster Brothers first used the name for their sheep station in 1860.[4]

References

1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Munglinup River". 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
2. "Department of Agriculture - Catchments of the Esperance Region of WA" (PDF). 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
3. "South Coast Rivercare - Munglinup River". 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
4. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names – M". Retrieved 12 April 2009.