Bremer River (Western Australia) Explained

Bremer River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:70km (40miles)
Source1 Elevation:287m (942feet)[1]
Discharge1 Avg:2700ML/yr
Basin Size:716km2[2]

Bremer River is a river in Western Australia that rises near Jerramungup at the border of the Yilgarn plateau. The river flows in a generally south-easterly direction and the river valley becomes steadily deeper as the river approaches the coast, where it has eroded the Pallinup siltstone deposits that deposited over the underlying granite.

The name Bremer River was first recorded in 1919 and is believed to come from the town of Bremer Bay that is located on the Wellstead estuary where the river flows into Bremer Bay.

The river has two minor tributaries, Devil Creek and Lizzie Creek.

About 80% of the catchment area has been cleared for agriculture, mostly for cropping and grazing.[3]

The river is saline varying from 3-4 to 150‰ depending on the season.

References

-34.3838°N 119.375°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Bremer River, WA. 2008. 23 November 2008.
  2. Web site: South Coast River Care - Bremer River . 2007 . 26 June 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928150741/http://www.rivercare.scric.org/infodata/gairdnerc/bremerr/bremer.html . 28 September 2007 . dead . dmy .
  3. Web site: Fitzgerald Biosphere Group - The Bremer River Catchment Project. 2007. 23 November 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081025232055/http://www.fbg.org.au/Bremer/Bremer.aspx. 25 October 2008. dmy-all.