The headwaters of the river rise west of the Hamersley Range. The river flows in a north-westerly direction through the Cane River Conservation Park and over the Onslow Coastal Plain then discharges into the Indian Ocean near Yardie Landing approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-east of Onslow.
The river is considered to be dendritic with no major tributaries, numerous wells exist within the catchment area. The river has one large permanent pool, Jabaddar Pool which is located downstream from the North West Coastal Highway.
The mouth of the river is a largely unmodified estuary that works as a function of tidal energy. The estuary covers a total area of 18 square kilometres (7 sq mi) that is mostly saltmarsh but with a small colony of mangroves.[4]
The river was named in 1866 by the explorer Harry Venn who later was a member of the Forrest Ministry. He named the river after Charles Cane who was a member of Venn's expedition.
The waters have an average salinity of 90 mg/L and turbidity of 335 NTU.
The river has a large delta that is situated within the boundaries of Peedamulla Station. The river delta had become degraded as a result overgrazing particularly prior to 1970 when the station was running 100,000 head of sheep.[5]
ReferencesEdit
^"Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Cane River". 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ . Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
^(PDF). 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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^T. Wiley; R Glover; P. Russell; T. Parker; D. Parker; M. Clinch; G. Woolston (2015). "Cattle, carbon, critters and culture – building a new rangelands" (PDF). Retrieved 17 December 2015.
cane, river, western, australia, cane, river, river, pilbara, region, western, australia, cane, riverlocationcountryaustraliaphysical, characteristicssource, locationhamersley, range, elevation382, mouth, locationindian, ocean, elevationsea, levellength168, ba. The Cane River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia Cane RiverLocationCountryAustraliaPhysical characteristicsSource locationHamersley Range elevation382 m 1 253 ft 1 Mouth locationIndian Ocean elevationsea levelLength168 km 104 mi 2 Basin size2 290 square kilometres 884 sq mi 3 Discharge average62 GL a 69 cu ft s The headwaters of the river rise west of the Hamersley Range The river flows in a north westerly direction through the Cane River Conservation Park and over the Onslow Coastal Plain then discharges into the Indian Ocean near Yardie Landing approximately 35 kilometres 22 mi north east of Onslow The river is considered to be dendritic with no major tributaries numerous wells exist within the catchment area The river has one large permanent pool Jabaddar Pool which is located downstream from the North West Coastal Highway The mouth of the river is a largely unmodified estuary that works as a function of tidal energy The estuary covers a total area of 18 square kilometres 7 sq mi that is mostly saltmarsh but with a small colony of mangroves 4 The river was named in 1866 by the explorer Harry Venn who later was a member of the Forrest Ministry He named the river after Charles Cane who was a member of Venn s expedition The waters have an average salinity of 90 mg L and turbidity of 335 NTU The river has a large delta that is situated within the boundaries of Peedamulla Station The river delta had become degraded as a result overgrazing particularly prior to 1970 when the station was running 100 000 head of sheep 5 References Edit Bonzle Digital Atlas Map of Cane River 2009 Retrieved 19 April 2009 History of river names C Western Australian Land Information Authority Archived from the original on 19 April 2021 Retrieved 3 September 2011 Surface Hdrology of the Pilbara Region PDF 2007 Archived from the original PDF on 29 June 2009 Retrieved 19 April 2009 Estuary Assessment Framework for Non Pristine Estuaries Estuary 661 Cane River 2000 Archived from the original on 23 May 2009 Retrieved 19 April 2009 T Wiley R Glover P Russell T Parker D Parker M Clinch G Woolston 2015 Cattle carbon critters and culture building a new rangelands PDF Retrieved 17 December 2015 21 32 54 S 115 22 45 E 21 54833 S 115 37917 E 21 54833 115 37917 This article related to a river in Western Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cane River Western Australia amp oldid 1094900214, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
