Carbunup River
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The Carbunup River is located in the South West corner of Western Australia. The mouth of the Carbunup River is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Busselton
where the river flows into Geographe Bay
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The Carbunup River is 36 kilometres (22 mi) in length and flows North from its headwaters in the Treeton State Forest/Whicher Range in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.
The nearest water courses are Mary Brook to the West and Buayanyup River to the East, both of these rivers travel in a parallel direction to the Carbunup River. The catchment area is 170 square kilometres (65.6 sq mi) of which 55% is cleared. The Carbunup River is located in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste area where it crosses two physiographic regions, the 15 km wide Swan Coastal Plain
and the gently undulating Blackwood Plateau.
The only tributary of the river is Island Brook.
in 1835.
The name was changed to Carbunup River that is the aboriginal word that means either 'place of a kindly stream', 'place of cormorants' or 'place of the stinkwood thicket'.
Busselton, Western Australia
-Growth and development:According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the Shire had a permanent resident population of 25,950 in 2004 with the town of Busselton accounting for 67% or 17,400 of the total. The Shire's permanent population is expected to continue to increase significantly to...
where the river flows into Geographe Bay
Geographe Bay
Geographe Bay is located in the South West of Western Australia around 220 km southwest of Perth.The bay was named in May 1801 by French explorer Nicolas Baudin; Baudin named the bay after his ship, Géographe. The bay is a wide curve of coastline extending from Cape Naturaliste past the towns...
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The Carbunup River is 36 kilometres (22 mi) in length and flows North from its headwaters in the Treeton State Forest/Whicher Range in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.
The nearest water courses are Mary Brook to the West and Buayanyup River to the East, both of these rivers travel in a parallel direction to the Carbunup River. The catchment area is 170 square kilometres (65.6 sq mi) of which 55% is cleared. The Carbunup River is located in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste area where it crosses two physiographic regions, the 15 km wide Swan Coastal Plain
Swan Coastal Plain
The Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia is the geographic feature which contains the Swan River as it travels west to the Indian Ocean. The coastal plain continues well beyond the boundaries of the Swan River and its tributaries, as a geological and biological zone, one of Western Australia's...
and the gently undulating Blackwood Plateau.
The only tributary of the river is Island Brook.
History
The river was originally named the Lennox river after Lennox Bussell by Captain John MolloyJohn Molloy
Captain John Molloy was an early settler in Western Australia. He was one of the original settlers of Augusta.-Early life:...
in 1835.
The name was changed to Carbunup River that is the aboriginal word that means either 'place of a kindly stream', 'place of cormorants' or 'place of the stinkwood thicket'.