Bow River (Western Australia)

This article is about a river in southern Western Australia. For a river of the same name in northern Western Australia, see Bow River (Kimberley District, Western Australia). For a river of the same name in Canada, see Bow River.

Bow River
Origin	Frankland State Forest
Mouth	Irwin Inlet
Basin countries	Australia
Length	22 kilometres (14 mi)
Source elevation	110 metres (360 ft)
Basin area	119 square kilometres (46 sq mi)

The Bow River is a river in the great southern region of Western Australia, not to be confused with Bow River in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia.

The river rises on the edge of the Frankland State Forest and flows in a southerly direction then discharges into the Irwin Inlet which opens to Foul Bay and the Southern Ocean.

Bow River is a fresh water river with potential to be used as a water source in the area.

The town of Bow Bridge is located where the South Coast Highway intersects Bow River about 25km East of Walpole.

Forms of environmental damage have been identified at the river and its wetlands, including:

• Exotic Weed infestation from Watsonia, Blackberry and exotic grasses
• Feral Animals such as pigs and foxes
• Water pollution from excess fertiliser loads added by local agricultural activity.
• Pathogens such as Phytophthora.