George River - WA

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Position

DEG: -20.925635 117.442427
DMS: 20º 55' 32.28" S 117º 26' 32.74" E
UTM: 50 K 7686019mN 546004mE
Altitude: 18.29m

Description

Address & Contact

N W Coastal Hwy
Sherlock WA 6714
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_River_(Western_Australia)

Information

The George River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The river was named on 16 July 1861 by the surveyor and explorer Frank Gregory, who was conducting an expedition in the area. It is not known after whom he named the river.The river rises in the Chichester Range and flows northerly through the Millstream-Chichester National Park, cutting across the North West Coastal Highway before discharging into the Little Sherlock River east of Roebourne.The George has three tributaries; The Little George River, Narrina Creek and Grant Spring Creek. It also flows through several semi-permanent water holes including Yanna Pool, white Spring Pool and Terenar Pool.The river is part of the Port Hedland coastal drainage basin along with the Maitland, Harding, Sherlock, Turner River and Yule River.
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Closest Weather Station

Roebourne Airport at 23/04:30pm WST
Distance from George River 34.81km NW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
40.8°C38.1°C23%15.6°C1003.1hPa0.0mmNNW24km/hr
13knots
32km/hr
17knots

Closest Climatic Station

Roebourne Aero
Distance from George River 34.81km NW
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C39.237.737.136.131.827.927.930.333.037.038.639.2
Mean Min. °C26.326.325.121.816.613.412.212.615.519.622.324.6
Mean Rain mm85.771.443.97.417.037.810.31.03.11.03.76.8

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