Murchison River (Western Australia)
| Murchison River | |
|---|---|
View of Murchison Gorge from the Z Bend lookout | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Robinson Ranges |
| • elevation | 521 m (1,709 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Indian Ocean, at Kalbarri |
| Length | 820 km (510 mi) |
| Basin size | 82,000 km2 (32,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 208,400 ML/a (6.60 m3/s; 233.2 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Yalgar River, Whela Creek, Impey River, Roderick River, Sanford River, Yalgamine Creek |
| • right | Bedaburra Creek |
The Murchison River is the second longest river in Western Australia. It flows for about 820 km (510 mi) from the southern edge of the Robinson Ranges to the Indian Ocean at Kalbarri. The Murchison-Yalgar-Hope river system is the longest river system in Western Australia. It has a mean annual flow of 208 gigalitres, although in 2006, the peak year on record since 1967, flow was 1,806 gigalitres.