Hope_River_(Western_Australia)

Hope River (Western Australia)

Hope River (Western Australia)

River in Western Australia

Hope River is a river in central Western Australia. It is a tributary of the Yalgar River, which is in turn a tributary of the Murchison River. It rises as an overflow of Lake Anneen about 40 kilometres southwest of Meekatharra, and flows in a northwesterly direction for about 102 kilometres before discharging into the Yalgar.[3][4]

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The river was named after James William Hope, owner with William Dalgety Moore, of Moorarie Station, one of the first stations taken up in the district. At that time the Hope was considered to run to a junction with the Murchison, the site of Moorarie Homestead. The last 40 kilometres to the Murchison junction is now considered to be part of the Yalgar River.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Hope River, WA". 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  2. [2]
    "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  3. [3]
    Hennig, P; Curry, PJ; Blood, DA; Leighton, KA (1994). "An inventory and condition survey of the Murchison River catchment, Western Australia" (pdf). Research Library. Perth, WA: Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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    "Meekatharra 1:1,000,000 Topographic Map" (pdf). Canberra, ACT: Geoscience Australia. 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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    Bucolic (31 May 1886). "The Murchison". The West Australian. Perth, WA. p. 3. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  6. [6]
    "Murchison Weather Notes". Victorian Express. Geraldton, WA. 25 March 1892. p. 3. Retrieved 16 December 2015.

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