Margaret River (Kimberley)

Flood in Margaret River at the entrance to the King Leopold Ranges

Margaret River at Louisa Downs

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The Margaret River is a river in the north of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is located in the Kimberley region.

Geography

The river rises north of Halls Creek in the eastern part of the Mueller Ranges and flows from there to the west, mostly along the Great Northern Highway. In Fitzroy Crossing it flows into the Fitzroy River.

Tributaries with muzzle heights

  • Creek Station - 374 m
  • Rocky Hole Creek - 363 m
  • Gidgia Creek - 346 m
  • Grimpy Creek - 286 m
  • Lally Creek - 280 m
  • Mary River - 253 m
  • Wirara Creek - 213 m
  • Gliddon River - 206 m
  • Spring Creek - 201 m
  • O'Donnell River - 188 m
  • Hilfordy Creek - 164 m
  • Leopold River -157 m
  • Louisa River - 147 m
  • Mount Pierre Creek - 127 m
  • Boab Creek - 119 m

Origin of the name

The river was named in 1879 by explorer Alexander Forrest during his expedition in the Kimberley region. He gave him the name of his sister Margaret Elvire Forrest, the wife of his brother John Forrest, the then Prime Minister of Western Australia.

Fish stock

One finds fish species such as barramundi (Lates calcarifer ), freshwater sawfish ( Pristidae ) Tiger Fish ( Terapontidae ) and coral catfish ( Plotosidae ) in the river system.

Water use

The Public Workes Department of Western Australia in 1966 installed a level at the entrance to Margaret River Gorge. Again and again, there are proposals to use the water in the catchment area of ​​the Fitzroy River for the settlement areas in the southwest of the state, mainly around the capital, Perth.

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