Shannon River | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• elevation | 201 metres (659 ft) [1] |
Mouth | |
• location | Broke Inlet |
Length | 65 kilometres (40 mi) |
Basin size | 1,000 square kilometres (386 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 157,000 ML/a (5.0 m3/s; 176 cu ft/s) [2] |
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The river rises in the forests to the west of Lake Muir and flows in a southerly direction, crossing the South Western Highway just east of Shannon and then continuing south through the Shannon National Park before entering the Broke Inlet. The only tributary of the river is Fish Creek.
The water quality of the river is excellent, fresh and low in sediments. Sandbanks bar the mouth of the river where it enters the inlet.
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