Earth:Nullagine River

Short description: River in Pilbara region of Western Australia

Nullagine River
Location
Country	Australia
Physical characteristics
Source
• elevation	500 m (1,640 ft)
Mouth
• location	De Grey River
• elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Length	296 km (184 mi)
Basin size	875.2 km2 (338 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	62,410 ML/a (1.978 m3/s; 69.84 cu ft/s)

The Nullagine River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise south of Bonney Downs and then flow in a northerly direction. The river crosses the Marble Bar road at Nullagine and continues to flow in a north-easterly direction until it merges with the Oakover River to form the De Grey River. The river is bounded by the Chichester Range in the south.

The river flows through several permanent pools on its journey, including Garden Pool, Rock Pool, Tumbinna Pool and Cordooin Pool.

The river periodically floods during the wet season and can cut roads in the area as a result.

The Nullagine river has 19 tributaries, including Beaton Creek, Bookabunna Creek, Walgunya Creek, Wild Dog Creek and Connabunna Creek.

The name of the river is an Indigenous Australian word that was first recorded as Ngullagine in the 1880s. The meaning of the word is not known.