Nambung River
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Nambung River is a river in the wheatbelt region of Western Australia
.
The river lies between the town of Leeman
and the Brand Highway
.
The river is in the main a dry creek bed, it enters a limestone cave known as Stockyard Cave at approximately 29°56′24"S 115°05′57"E and continues underground to the Indian Ocean
.
The Eneabba Stone Arrangement
and the Nambung National Park Pinnacles
are located nearby. The surrounding area is subject to the Nambung National Park Management Plan.
Because of the relationship between the river, the unique limestone area and the surrounding environment a temporary reserve was placed over the valley of the river in 1927 to prevent guano mining.
The river has a complex relationship with the coastal sand dunes and limestone area - which is clearly indicated in a map of the Nambung River basin and what are known as the Nambung wetlands.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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The river lies between the town of Leeman
Leeman, Western Australia
Leeman is a small coastal town in the Shire of Coorow.Land was first surveyed and sub-divided in 1961 and the townsite was gazetted in 1961 as Snag Island, a name that is still in common use...
and the Brand Highway
Brand Highway
Brand Highway is a 362 kilometre main highway linking the northern outskirts of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, to the port city of Geraldton in Western Australia's Mid West region. Together with North West Coastal Highway, it forms part of the Western Australian coastal link to the...
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The river is in the main a dry creek bed, it enters a limestone cave known as Stockyard Cave at approximately 29°56′24"S 115°05′57"E and continues underground to the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
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The Eneabba Stone Arrangement
Eneabba Stone Arrangement
Eneabba Stone Arrangement is the name given to a registration on the Western Australia's Register of Aboriginal Sites. The arrangement is listed as being located at , about twelve kilometers east of the coastal town of Leeman, Western Australia...
and the Nambung National Park Pinnacles
The Pinnacles Desert
The Pinnacles are limestone formations contained within Nambung National Park, near the town of Cervantes, Western Australia.-Formation:The raw material for the limestone of the Pinnacles came from seashells in an earlier epoch rich in marine life...
are located nearby. The surrounding area is subject to the Nambung National Park Management Plan.
Because of the relationship between the river, the unique limestone area and the surrounding environment a temporary reserve was placed over the valley of the river in 1927 to prevent guano mining.
The river has a complex relationship with the coastal sand dunes and limestone area - which is clearly indicated in a map of the Nambung River basin and what are known as the Nambung wetlands.