Waychinicup River

Infobox River
river_name = Waychinicup River

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caption = Waychinicup Inlet
origin = near Manypeaks
mouth = Southern Ocean
basin_countries = Australia
length = 17 kilometres (10.6 mi)
elevation =
discharge = 8,560 ML/year [cite web|url=http://www.rivercare.scric.org/infodata/albhintc/waychinicupr/waychinicup.html|title=South Coast Rivercare - WaychinicupRiver|year=2007|accessdate=2007-09-08]
watershed = 14,500 hectares (35,829 acres)

The Waychinicup River is located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river are located near the town of Manypeaks along the South Coast Highway, with an elevation of approximately convert|100|m|ft|0 above sea level and flow in a general southerly direction through the Mount Manypeaks Range then through the Waychinicup National Park until it discharges into the Southern Ocean.

There is road access to the mouth of the river and it is located convert|65|km|mi|0 from Albany, Western Australia. [cite web|url=http://www.albanygateway.com.au/Topic/Tourism_and_Travel/Museums_and_Places_Scenic_and_Historic/Parks_and_National_Parks/|title=Albany Gateway - National Parks|year=2007|accessdate=2007-09-08]

The coastal part of the river is an estuary that is convert|130|m|ft|0 long and less than convert|2|m|ft|0 deep,it is well flushed by tidal and swell action of the ocean. [cite web|url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/pa/rswa/content/work/journals/PDF/80(2)/80(2)phillips.pdf/|title=Waychinicup Estuary, Western Australia|year=2007|accessdate=2007-09-08]

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