Bremer River (Western Australia)

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Bremer River
Bremer River (Western Australia)
Location
Country Australia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationnear Jerramungup
  elevation287 m (942 ft) [1]
Mouth  
  location
Wellstead Estuary at Bremer Bay
Length70 km (43 mi)
Basin size716 km2 (276 sq mi) [2]
Discharge 
  average2,700 megalitres per year (95×10^6 cu ft/a)

Bremer River is a river in Western Australia that rises near Jerramungup at the border of the Yilgarn plateau. The river flows in a generally south-easterly direction and the river valley becomes steadily deeper as the river approaches the coast, where it has eroded the Pallinup siltstone deposits that deposited over the underlying granite.

The name Bremer River was first recorded in 1919 and is believed to come from the town of Bremer Bay that is located on the Wellstead estuary where the river flows into Bremer Bay. [3]

The river has two minor tributaries, Devil Creek and Lizzie Creek.

About 80% of the catchment area has been cleared for agriculture, mostly for cropping and grazing. [4]

The river is saline varying from 3-4 to 150‰ depending on the season.

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References

  1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Bremer River, WA". 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  2. "South Coast River Care - Bremer River". 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  3. "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
  4. "Fitzgerald Biosphere Group - The Bremer River Catchment Project". 2007. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.

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