The headwaters of the river rise in the south-west of the Black Range and flows in a generally westerly direction, joined by three minor tributaries: Minilya River South, Bee Well Creek and Naughton Creek. The river is crossed by the North West Coastal Highway near the Minilya Roadhouse and then later discharges into Lake MacLeod. The area is semi-arid with a landscape of woodland and scrub used for sheep and cattle grazing. The Minilya River descends 278 metres (912 ft) over its 269-kilometre (167 mi) course.[2]
The name of the river is Aboriginal in origin but its meaning is unknown. The first Europeans to visit the river were the explorers who named it, Charles Brockman and George Hamersley, who visited the area in 1876.[1] Brockman and Hamersley also named the Lyndon River and Brockman later took up a 40,000 acres (16,187 ha) lease known as Boolathana then another property, Minilya Station.[5]
The soils throughout the river basin are eroded and the regional ecology is degraded as a result of cattle grazing from the numerous pastoral stations found through the area. As a result, fencing has been installed through the length of the river, water tanks and troughs installed and establishment of new grazing yards.[7]
The Minilya is prone to occasional flooding following heavy rain events as it did in 1905.[8] More flooding occurred 1918 when Minilya Station recorded 7.58 inches (193 mm) in just over two months isolating the homestead.[9] Further flooding occurred in 1942 with many station homesteads being left isolated.[10]
minilya, river, river, gascoyne, region, western, australia, minilyaetymologyaboriginal, meaning, unknownlocationcountryaustraliastatewestern, australiaregiongascoynephysical, characteristicssourceblack, range, western, australia, coordinates23, 96472, 45306, . The Minilya River is a river in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia MinilyaEtymologyAboriginal meaning unknownLocationCountryAustraliaStateWestern AustraliaRegionGascoynePhysical characteristicsSourceBlack Range Western Australia coordinates23 57 53 S 115 27 11 E 23 96472 S 115 45306 E 23 96472 115 45306 elevation275 m 902 ft MouthLake MacLeod coordinates23 56 37 S 113 51 25 E 23 94361 S 113 85694 E 23 94361 113 85694 elevation0 m 0 ft Length269 km 167 mi Basin size52 662 km2 20 333 sq mi Discharge locationmouth average44 847 m3 s 1 583 800 cu ft s 1 2 3 4 Location and features editThe headwaters of the river rise in the south west of the Black Range and flows in a generally westerly direction joined by three minor tributaries Minilya River South Bee Well Creek and Naughton Creek The river is crossed by the North West Coastal Highway near the Minilya Roadhouse and then later discharges into Lake MacLeod The area is semi arid with a landscape of woodland and scrub used for sheep and cattle grazing The Minilya River descends 278 metres 912 ft over its 269 kilometre 167 mi course 2 The name of the river is Aboriginal in origin but its meaning is unknown The first Europeans to visit the river were the explorers who named it Charles Brockman and George Hamersley who visited the area in 1876 1 Brockman and Hamersley also named the Lyndon River and Brockman later took up a 40 000 acres 16 187 ha lease known as Boolathana then another property Minilya Station 5 The traditional owners of the area are the Tharrkari and Baiyungu peoples 6 The soils throughout the river basin are eroded and the regional ecology is degraded as a result of cattle grazing from the numerous pastoral stations found through the area As a result fencing has been installed through the length of the river water tanks and troughs installed and establishment of new grazing yards 7 The Minilya is prone to occasional flooding following heavy rain events as it did in 1905 8 More flooding occurred 1918 when Minilya Station recorded 7 58 inches 193 mm in just over two months isolating the homestead 9 Further flooding occurred in 1942 with many station homesteads being left isolated 10 See also edit nbsp Western Australia portal List of watercourses in Western AustraliaReferences edit a b History of river names M Western Australian Land Information Authority Archived from the original on 19 April 2021 Retrieved 6 June 2010 a b Map of Minilya River WA Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia 2008 Retrieved 6 February 2009 Water Resources Overview Australian Natural Resources Atlas 2009 Archived from the original on 4 October 2009 Retrieved 10 June 2010 River Monitoring Stations Minilya River Department of Water Government of Western Australia 2010 Archived from the original on 3 October 2009 Retrieved 6 June 2010 Pioneers of the Gascoyne The West Australian Perth National Library of Australia 9 February 1935 p 5 Retrieved 28 September 2013 Ausanthrop Australian Aboriginal Tribal Database 2010 Retrieved 6 June 2010 Rangelands Case Study Protection and Conservation of the Minilya Lyndon River Basin PDF 2008 Archived from the original PDF on 2 October 2009 Retrieved 10 June 2010 Heavy rain in the north The Daily News Perth National Library of Australia 27 December 1905 p 3 Retrieved 28 September 2013 Minilya Station The Northern Times Carnarvon Western Australia National Library of Australia 9 March 1918 p 5 Retrieved 28 September 2013 Carnarvon Isolated The Daily News Perth National Library of Australia 10 February 1942 p 9 Retrieved 28 September 2013 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 Minilya River amp oldid 1134167111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
