- Pallinup River
Infobox_River
river_name = Pallinup River
caption =
origin = South of Katanning
mouth =Beaufort Inlet
basin_countries =Australia
length = convert|250|km|mi|0|lk=on
elevation =
discharge = 24,800 ML/year [cite web|url=http://www.rivercare.scric.org/infodata/pallinupc/pallinupr/pallinup.html|title=South Coast Rivercare - Pallinup|year=2007|accessdate=2008-06-02]
watershed = convert|4795|km2|mi2|0|lk=onPallinup River is river located in the Great Southern region of
Western Australia . The river is one of the longest rivers in the region and it's tributaries flow through the towns of Borden and Gnowangerup.The local Noongar people also know the river as the Mara River and is regarded as a place of historical importance as the Noongar have camped, fished and traded along the banks of the river for generations. [cite web|url=http://www.nature.org/wherewework/asiapacific/australia/features/art18737.html|title=The Nature Conservancy - G'day from Gondwana Link in Australia|year=2008|accessdate=2008-06-03]
The river is
ephemeral and theestuary at Beaufort inlet can be closed to the sea for long period of time by a sand bar in the channel. [cite web|url=http://www.aussieheritage.com.au/listings/wa/Boxwood%20Hill/BeaufortInletArea/19684|title=Aussie Heritage - Beaufort Inlet Area|year=2008|accessdate=2008-06-03]The water in the river is considered to be
saline and explains why the river was also known as the Salt River [cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=313|title=Department of Environment - Parantechinus apicalis — Dibbler|year=2008|accessdate=2008-06-03] with salinity levels varying from 3‰ when the river is flowing to over 50‰ in pools during summer.Tributaries
The Pallinup has many tributaries including Six Mile Creek, Pendenup Creek, Peendebup Creek, Monjebup Creek and Corackerup Creek. No potable surface water sources are present in the Pallinup the water quality ranges from brackish to saline. The best quality water streams exist in the Stirling Range National Park area of the catchment.
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