Margaret River
| Margaret River | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Basin features | |
| River mouth | Indian Ocean |
| Basin size | 40 square kilometres (15 sq mi) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 60 kilometres (37 mi) |
The Margaret River is a river in southwest Western Australia. In a small catchment, it is the eponym of the town and tourist region of Margaret River.
The river arises from a catchment of just 40 square kilometres in the Whicher Range
The middle reaches passes through land cleared for agriculture, especially viticulture.
There is a weir across the river just above the town. The mouth of the river is a small estuary, closed to the ocean by a sandbar that opens only seasonally.
Margaret River is presumed to be named after Margaret Wyche, cousin of John Garrett Bussell (founder of Busselton) in 1831.
Coordinates: 33°56′43.28″S 115°4′26.79″E / 33.9453556°S 115.0741083°E
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