Gascoyne River - WA

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  Lake,River,Creek

Position

DEG: -24.790066 113.942757
DMS: 24º 47' 24.24" S 113º 56' 33.92" E
UTM: 49 J 7255092mN 797541mE
Altitude: 26.62m

Description

Place Type

Geography - Lake,River,Creek

Location

30.59kms East of Carnarvon
131.23kms West of Gascoyne Junction
133.07kms North of Denham
182.66kms South of Coral Bay

Address & Contact

Inggarda WA 6701
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

This is a general marker for a large river. This is the longest river in WA stretching 865km. There are 3 branches in its upper reaches. The river reaches its mouth as it flows into Shark Bay and the Indian Ocean at Carnarvon. It is said to be an upside-down river, as it flows for about 120 days of the year and below the dry river bed for the remainder of the year. It is in effect a huge water storage system with the river's aquifers lying below the desert sands.It flows through sparsely vegetated countryside which is used mainly for gold-mining and sheep stations. The river flows through many permanent pools that are valuable to both stock and native species. Some of the main pools located along the river include Tibbingoona Pool, Mutherbokin Pool and Mibbley Pool.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Carnarvon at 22/10:00pm WST
Distance from Gascoyne River 29.57km W
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
21.8°C18.1°C76%17.4°C1013.4hPa0.0mmS33km/hr
18knots
46km/hr
25knots

Closest Climatic Station

Carnarvon Airport
Distance from Gascoyne River 29.57km W
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C31.332.531.629.126.223.422.323.024.426.027.629.3
Mean Min. °C22.523.422.119.114.912.310.911.613.816.418.620.6
Mean Rain mm12.320.616.213.934.947.345.318.05.65.34.15.7

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