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Hay River (Western Australia)

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influence is 5 kilometres (3 mi) upstream from where the river flows into the inlet. The Hay River flows all year and the
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near Wilpuna Park and flows south east as far as Ungerup then flows in a south-south-westerly direction through the
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from 1825 to 1836. Wilson saw the river while exploring the area in company with the Noongar man
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The river was given its English name in December 1829 by naval ship's surgeon
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area has been cleared for agricultural purposes but 42% of the
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69,400 ML/a (2.20 m/s; 77.7 cu ft/s)
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of the river include Sleeman Creek and Mitchell River.
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and Lake Powell, together with the catchments of the
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Permanent Under-secretary of State for the Colonies
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Index


Mount Barker
Mouth
river
Great Southern
Western Australia
traditional owners
Noongar
Thomas Braidwood Wilson
Permanent Under-secretary of State for the Colonies
Mokare
King George Sound
39th Regiment
Governor Phillip
Denmark
Wilson Inlet
Torbay Inlet
Denmark
Mount Barker
Mount Lindesay National Park
South Coast Highway
tidal
water quality
saline
brackish
catchment
riparian
Tributaries
"Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Hay River, WA"
"South Coast River Care – Hay River"

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