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Brockman River

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including Wootra Brook, Spice Brook, Longbridge Gully, Marbling Brook, and Marda Brook. The river descends 103 metres (338 ft) over its 73-kilometre (45 mi)
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catchments. The natural resource base of the river is deteriorating as a result of clearing of natural vegetation which in turn has led to
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and through Lake Needoonga and Lake Chittering, the highway crosses the river as the river veers eastward. The river then passes
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near the Bindoon-Moora Road turnoff and flows parallel with the highway as it continues southward. Passing the town of
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The river rises north of Bindoon Hill and then flows generally in a southerly direction. The river is crossed by the
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who was a pastoralist in the region with large land holdings and a
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The first European to pass by the river was the surveyor
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who named the river in 1853. The river is named after
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You can help Knowledge by 478:"History of river names – B" 336:in the Lower Avon and Upper 224: • elevation 144: • elevation 7: 420:"Map of Brockman River, WA" 370: 170: • location 95: • location 10: 1629: 1547: 16:River in Western Australia 1522: 1447: 1317: 1192: 1108: 1038: 773: 705:Gairdner (Great Southern) 653: 593: 538: 267: 253: 248: 240: 232: 222: 183: 168: 156: 152: 142: 103: 93: 83: 79: 74: 64: 54: 44: 39: 28: 23: 387:Western Australia portal 148:159 m (522 ft) 236:73 km (45 mi) 228:55 m (180 ft) 451:. 2003. 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William Locke Brockman
Australia
Western Australia
Wheatbelt
Darling Scarp
31°14′13″S 116°4′8″E / 31.23694°S 116.06889°E / -31.23694; 116.06889
Mouth
Avon River
Bullsbrook
31°41′1″S 116°7′6″E / 31.68361°S 116.11833°E / -31.68361; 116.11833
River system
Avon River
perennial river
Wheatbelt
Western Australia
Great Northern Highway
Bindoon
Lower Chittering
Avon River
Walyunga National Park
tributaries
course
catchment
Swan River
erosion
salinity
Francis Thomas Gregory
William Locke Brockman
Member
Western Australian Legislative Council

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