Jerdacuttup River is a river located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia

Western Australia

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The water in the river is naturally saline

Saline water

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The river rises on the edge of the Yilgarn Plateau

Yilgarn craton

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 north of Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe, Western Australia

Ravensthorpe is a town 541 km south east of Perth, 40 km inland from the south coast of Western Australia. It is the seat of government of the Shire of Ravensthorpe...

 below Mounth Short and drains on the Eastern Side of the Ravensthorpe Range before flowing South and draining into the Jerdacuttup lakes close to the Southern Ocean

Southern Ocean

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 and East of Hopetoun

Hopetoun, Western Australia

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The tributaries

Tributary

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 of the river include Moolyall Creek, Woodenup Creek, Cordingup Creek, Carlingup Creek, Boaiup Creek, Bandalup Creek and Burlabup Creek.

The name is Indigenous Australian in origin and first charted by John Forrest

John Forrest

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in 1870.