Moore River

Moore River at Guilderton

The Moore River is a river in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It rises 162 m in height near Walebing and flows in a westerly direction over the Edengerie cascades and through the northern edge of the Moore River National Park. After 193 kilometers, it flows near Guilderton in the Indian Ocean. The Moore River has a catchment area that extends from Three Springs in Western Australia until after Guilderton and has a total area of ​​13,540 Quadratkilomentern. The land along the Moore River is characterized by wide arable fields, but increasingly through horticulture and tree plantations. The river mouth at Guilderton is blocked usually during the summer months when due to inadequate water supply, a sandbank formed. The Moore River has nine sub-catchment areas and a number of tributaries and lakes along its course. Named is the Moore River to George Fletcher Moore, who had discovered this river in 1835 during an expedition in Western Australia.