Fortescue River
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The Fortescue River is one of Western Australia's longest rivers, flowing through the arid Pilbara region and supporting important ecological and mining areas before reaching the Indian Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fortescue River canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Millstream wetlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinRegion | Pilbara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| discoveredByEuropeans | Francis Thomas Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Indian Ocean drainage basin ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiences | seasonal flooding from cyclones ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
Millstream Chichester National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newman, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Pilbara region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasinCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCatchmentArea | over 50,000 square kilometres ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid to arid ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | arid riverine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFloodplain | lower Fortescue River floodplain ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalStatus | ephemeral river ⓘ |
| hasMajorLandUse |
mining leases
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIndustry | iron ore mining ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | partly within national park ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalOwners |
Banyjima people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ngarluma people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yindjibarndi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Hardey River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mindy Mindy Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Turee Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Weeli Wolli Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
river red gum riparian woodland
ⓘ
spinifex grasslands ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | Aboriginal communities of the Pilbara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNorthOf | Gascoyne River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | longest rivers in Western Australia ⓘ |
| isSouthOf | De Grey River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 760 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Pilbara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fortescue family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Millstream Chichester National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Hamersley Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Pilbara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
ecological systems in arid Pilbara
ⓘ
mining industry in Pilbara ⓘ |
| yearOfEuropeanDiscovery | 1861 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.