Margaret River

Margaret River
Margaret River
Mouth Indian Ocean
Basin countries Australia
Length 60 kilometres (37 mi)
Basin area 40 square kilometres (15 sq mi)
Location of Margaret River
The estuary

Margaret River is a river in southwest Western Australia. Although small and unremarkable, it is the eponym of the iconic town and tourist region of Margaret River, famous for its surfing, caves and wine.

The river arises from a catchment of just 40 square kilometres in the Whicher Ranges. For much of its middle reaches it passes through land cleared for agriculture, especially viticulture. There is a weir across the river just above the town. The mouth of the river is a small estuary, closed to the ocean by a sandbar that opens only seasonally.

Margaret River is presumed to be named after Margaret Wyche, cousin of John Garrett Bussell (founder of Busselton) in 1831.

See also

References

  • Brearley, Anne (2005). Ernest Hodgkin's Swanland: Estuaries and coastal lagoons of Southwestern Australia. University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 1-920694-38-2. 

Coordinates: 33°56′43.28″S 115°4′26.79″E / 33.9453556°S 115.0741083°E / -33.9453556; 115.0741083



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