The headwaters of the river rise in the Hamersley Range near Marana Spring then flow in a north westerly direction past the Robe River-Deepdale mine, crossing the North West Coastal Highway near the Pannawonica turnoff then discharging into the Indian Ocean near Robe Point.
Robe River has two tributaries; Mungarathoona Creek and Kumina Creek.
The Robe is an ephemeral river and is restricted to a series of permanent pools that act as important refugia for native fauna through the dry season.[3]
The rivers experiences periodical flooding. Following Cyclone Monty in 2004 the river was in full flood resulting in Pannawonnica being cut off and people being rescued from the roof of Yarraloola homestead.[4]
In 2009, following heavy rainfall, the river burst its banks cutting roads and railway lines. Yarraloola Station was evacuated and Rio Tinto railway network was disrupted as a result.[5]
Referencesedit
^"Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Robe River". 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
^"Water Resources Data - Streamflow Sites - Robe River - Ngalooin Pool". 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
^(PDF). University of Western Australia. June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
^"Severe Tropical Cyclone Monty". Bureau of Meteorology. 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
robe, river, australia, other, uses, robe, river, disambiguation, robe, river, river, pilbara, region, western, australia, robe, riverlocationcountryaustraliaphysical, characteristicssource, locationhamersley, range, elevation477, metres, mouth, locationindian. For other uses see Robe River disambiguation Robe River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia Robe RiverLocationCountryAustraliaPhysical characteristicsSource locationHamersley Range elevation477 metres 1 565 ft 1 Mouth locationIndian Ocean elevationsea levelLength276 kilometres 171 mi Basin size3 350 square kilometres 1 293 sq mi 2 The headwaters of the river rise in the Hamersley Range near Marana Spring then flow in a north westerly direction past the Robe River Deepdale mine crossing the North West Coastal Highway near the Pannawonica turnoff then discharging into the Indian Ocean near Robe Point Robe River has two tributaries Mungarathoona Creek and Kumina Creek The Robe is an ephemeral river and is restricted to a series of permanent pools that act as important refugia for native fauna through the dry season 3 The rivers experiences periodical flooding Following Cyclone Monty in 2004 the river was in full flood resulting in Pannawonnica being cut off and people being rescued from the roof of Yarraloola homestead 4 In 2009 following heavy rainfall the river burst its banks cutting roads and railway lines Yarraloola Station was evacuated and Rio Tinto railway network was disrupted as a result 5 References edit Bonzle Digital Atlas Map of Robe River 2009 Retrieved 6 March 2009 Water Resources Data Streamflow Sites Robe River Ngalooin Pool 2009 Retrieved 6 March 2009 Long term ecological research on a Pilbara river system PDF University of Western Australia June 2009 Archived from the original PDF on 22 October 2013 Retrieved 20 October 2013 Severe Tropical Cyclone Monty Bureau of Meteorology 2005 Retrieved 20 October 2013 West Pilbara under water Australian Broadcasting Corporation 18 February 2009 Retrieved 20 October 2013 External links edit nbsp Media related to Robe River at Wikimedia Commons21 18 53 S 115 40 29 E 21 31472 S 115 67472 E 21 31472 115 67472 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robe River Australia amp oldid 1094900284, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
