Jerdacuttup River
| Jerdacuttup River | |
|---|---|
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Jerdacuttup Lakes |
| Length | 65 kilometres (40 mi) |
Jerdacuttup River is a river located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The water in the river is naturally saline.
The river rises on the edge of the Yilgarn Plateau north of Ravensthorpe below Mounth Short and drains on the Eastern Side of the Ravensthorpe Range before flowing South and draining into the Jerdacuttup lakes close to the Southern Ocean and East of Hopetoun.
The tributaries of the river include Moolyall Creek, Woodenup Creek, Cordingup Creek, Carlingup Creek, Boaiup Creek, Bandalup Creek and Burlabup Creek.
The name is Indigenous Australian in origin and first charted by John Forrest in 1870.[3]
The river is the location of a significant komatiite desposit[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Jerdacuttup River, WA". 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ "South Coast River Care - Jerdacuttup". 2006. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ^ "History of river names – J". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ^ National Trust of Australia (W.A.) (1995), Jerdacuttup River komatiites, National Trust of Australia (W.A.), retrieved 21 May 2012
33°55′8″S 120°14′44″E / 33.91889°S 120.24556°E
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