Murchison River
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The Murchison River is a major river in Western Australia known for its rugged gorges, arid outback landscapes, and significance to both Indigenous heritage and regional exploration history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murchison River canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| climateZone |
arid
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Indian Ocean drainage basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Murchison River catchment ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Kalbarri National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mid West region of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Murchison region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Murchison Gorge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
deep sandstone gorges ⓘ river meanders ⓘ semi-permanent pools ⓘ |
| hasGeology | Tumblagooda Sandstone exposures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Indigenous cultural significance
ⓘ
importance to Nanda people ⓘ importance to Wajarri people ⓘ importance to other Aboriginal groups of the Mid West ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | regional exploration history in Western Australia ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Doolgunna Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roderick River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandford River NERFINISHED ⓘ Turee Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Yalgar River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRegime |
ephemeral flow in upper reaches
ⓘ
more permanent pools in lower gorges ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arid outback landscapes
ⓘ
rugged gorges ⓘ scenic river gorges in Kalbarri National Park ⓘ seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| length | approximately 780 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Australia ⓘ |
| majorRiverOf | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Indian Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalbarri NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalbarri National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthRegion | Mid West region of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Roderick Murchison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Kalbarri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mid West natural resource region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Murchison region of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Robinson Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | central Western Australia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pastoral activities in its catchment
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.