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Wooramel River

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including the Wooramel River North, Bilung Creek, One Gum Creek and Nyarra Creek. The river is crossed by the Carnarvon-Mullewa Road near Pandara, through the Carandibby Range, and crossed by the
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near Herald Loop. The catchment area has been approximately 40% cleared. The river descends 357 metres (1,171 ft) over its 363 kilometres (226 mi)
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and is naturally open to the ocean for two to six weeks per year, usually following a wet winter or a cyclonic event.
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The river rises near McLeod Pyramid and flows in a westerly direction, joined by six
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Department of Planning Western Australia. 1 July 2012 1400: 1270: 1145: 1061: 991: 726: 606: 546: 491: 285:near the Wooramel Roadhouse, then discharging into 236: 228: 216: 208: 198: 159: 149: 137: 123: 84: 76: 67: 57: 47: 37: 32: 23: 1535: 468: 8: 1542: 1528: 475: 461: 453: 401: 399: 343:List of watercourses in Western Australia 364: 220:40,500 km (15,600 sq mi) 20: 7: 1503: 1501: 429: 427: 372: 370: 368: 1506:This article related to a river in 307:The estuary contains the seagrass 14: 382:Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia 304:that has been mostly unmodified. 1480: 1479: 325: 437:. Government of Australia. 2010 161: • coordinates 86: • coordinates 1: 1566:Western Australia river stubs 1561:Rivers of the Gascoyne region 300:The river has a non-pristine 68:Physical characteristics 1514:. 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Australia
Western Australia
Gascoyne
25°47′12″S 116°40′23″E / 25.78667°S 116.67306°E / -25.78667; 116.67306
Mouth
Shark Bay
25°52′59″S 114°13′57″E / 25.88306°S 114.23250°E / -25.88306; 114.23250
mouth
ephemeral river
Gascoyne
Western Australia
tributaries
North West Coastal Highway
Shark Bay
Indian Ocean
course
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Ruppia megacarpa
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Wooramel Station
Wooramel Seagrass Bank



"Map of Wooramel River, WA"


"Gascoyne Regional Planning and Infrastructure Framework"

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