Brockman River

Brockman
River
Name origin: William Locke Brockman, a pastoralist
Country Australia
State Western Australia
Region Wheatbelt
Part of Avon River
Source Darling Scarp
 - location north of Bindoon Hill
 - elevation 159 m (522 ft)
 - coordinates 31°14′13″S 116°4′8″E / 31.23694°S 116.06889°E / -31.23694; 116.06889
Mouth Avon River
 - location east of Bullsbrook
 - elevation 55 m (180 ft)
 - coordinates 31°41′1″S 116°7′6″E / 31.68361°S 116.11833°E / -31.68361; 116.11833Coordinates: 31°41′1″S 116°7′6″E / 31.68361°S 116.11833°E / -31.68361; 116.11833
Length 73 km (45 mi)
Basin 1,520 km2 (587 sq mi)
[1][2]

The Brockman River is a perennial river located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

Course and features

The river rises north of Bindoon Hill and then flows generally in a southerly direction. The river is crossed by the Great Northern Highway near the Bindoon-Moora Road turnoff and flows parallel with the highway as it continues southward. Passing the town of Bindoon and through Lake Needoonga and Lake Chittering, the highway crosses the river as the river veers eastward. The river then passes Lower Chittering and finally discharges into the Avon River near Jumperkine Hill just north of Walyunga National Park. The river has many smaller tributaries including Wootra Brook, Spice Brook, Longbridge Gully, Marbling Brook, and Marda Brook. The river descends 103 metres (338 ft) over its 73-kilometre (45 mi) course.[1]

The Brockman has the largest catchment in the Lower Avon and Upper Swan River catchments. The natural resource base of the river is deteriorating as a result of clearing of natural vegetation which in turn has led to erosion and salinity.

The first European to discover the river was the surveyor Francis Thomas Gregory who named the river in 1853. The river is named after William Locke Brockman who was a pastoralist in the region with large land holdings and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Map of Brockman River, WA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  2. "Waters and Rivers Commission - Natural Resource Management Plan for the Brockman River Catchment" (PDF). 2003. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  3. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of river names". Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 29 August 2010.


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