Ashburton River (Western Australia)

Ashburton River at Nanutarra

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The Ashburton River is a river in the north-west of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is located in the Pilbara region.

Geography

The river rises between Ophthalmia Range and Lofty Range at Bulloo Downs about 50 km south of Newman in the vicinity of the Great Northern Highway. He initially flows west to Mount Vernon. He turns to the west-northwest and flows about 20 km west of Onslow in the Indian Ocean.

Tributaries with muzzle heights

• Limestone Creek - 542 m
• Gold Fields Creek - 502 m
• Monkey Creek - 485 m
• Brumby Creek - 422 m
• Perry Creek - 418 m
• Ethel River - 394 m
• Tunnel Creek - 387 m
• Turkey Creek - 379 m
• Glen Ross Creek - 366 m
• Gorge Creek - 347 m
• Mucalana Creek - 336 m
• Pingandy Creek - 322 m
• Little Pingandy Creek - 312 m
• Angelo River - 297 m
• Turee Creek - 268 m
• Fords Creek - 256 m
• Wandarry Creek - 245 m
• Seven Mile Creek - 243 m
• Stockyard Creek - 221 m
• Gorge Creek - 215 m
• Dead Horse Creek - 199 m
• Astray Gully Creek - 182 m
• Hardey River - 140 m
• Metawandy Creek - 139 m
• Duck Creek - 123 m
• Urandy Creek - 115 m
• Sandy Creek - 98 m
• Henry River - 98 m
• Jubricoo Creek - 62 m
• Peepingee Creek - 46 m

Flushed lakes

• Mooline pool - 209 m
• Kooline pool - 183 m
• Barliyunnu pool - 126 m
• Cobbler pool - 116 m
• Boolaloo pool - 113 m

History

The town of Onslow was originally located at the river mouth, and a pier served as a port for the settlement and the region. After the construction of a deepwater port at Beadon Point, about 15 km further east, the inhabitants moved to.

Fauna

In the Ashburton River, there are many species of fish, such as the Barramundi and Mangrove Jack ( Lutjanus argentimaculatus ). Occasionally you can also find saltwater crocodiles in the lower reaches. The banks populate mourning swans, scarlet macaw, Australian bustards and Buschtriele.