Serpentine River (Western Australia)
| Serpentine River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bowerling Hill |
| • elevation | 313 metres (1,027 ft)[1] |
Peel Inlet | |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | 111 kilometres (69 mi) |
The Serpentine River is a
Bindjareb people, who met, lived and fished there before British settlement.[2]
The river rises in the
Mandurah
.
The upper reaches of the river flow into
Serpentine Dam
, which provides drinking water to the Perth metropolitan area.
The only tributary to the Serpentine River is Big Brook. Additionally, the Peel Main Drain discharges into the Serpentine River at Karnup.[3] The river also flows through Kerulup Pool, Lake Amarillo and Goegrup Lake.
The river is known to have toxic algal blooms, last occurring in 2007. Algal blooms usually occur after hot weather and in the upper reaches of the river.[4]
-
Serpentine Dam -
Serpentine Falls
References
- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Serpentine River, WA". 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
- ^ "Respecting the Serpentine River: Experts discuss the cultural and environmental significance of Mandurah's icon waterway". 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ISBN 978 0 7319 3006 7.
- ^ "ABCNews - Serpentine River algae may damage health WA". 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
32°34′33″S 115°45′39″E / 32.57583°S 115.76083°E
Rivers of Western Australia | |
|---|---|
| Rivers of the Gascoyne region | |
| Rivers of the Goldfields-Esperance region | |
| Rivers of the Great Southern region | |
| Rivers of the Kimberley region |
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| Rivers of the Mid West region | |
| Rivers of the Peel and Perth regions | |
| Rivers of the Pilbara region | |
| Rivers of the South West region | |
| Rivers of the Wheatbelt region | |
