The Buayanyup River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.
| Buayanyup River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Whicher Range |
| • elevation | 60 metres (197 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Geographe Bay |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | 27 km (17 mi) |
| Basin size | 163 km2 (63 sq mi)[2] |
The headwaters of the river rise in the Whicher Range and flow north crossing the Bussell Highway near Vasse before discharging into Geographe Bay near Abbey about 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Busselton.[3] The river has three main tributaries of Dawson Gulley, Ironstone Gully and the other is not named. In total the river has a stream length of over 100 kilometres (62 mi).[4] The river and the Carbunup River have fishery resource issues in common.[5]
The river flows through agricultural land that is predominantly used for raising beef and dairy cattle and to a lesser degree plantation timber and viticulture. The area has been settled since 1834 when the Bussell family established a cattle station along the Vasse River. More farming families followed and now over 50% of the catchment is used for cattle farming.
The name of the river was first recorded by a surveyor in 1839 and is Aboriginal in origin but its meaning is unknown.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Buayanyup River". 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Water Corporation - Catchment Characteristics". 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Garnett, Ron (2004), Buayanup Drain, Busselton, 20 January 2004, retrieved 22 July 2024
- ^ "Buayanyup River Action Plan" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Beatty, S; Morgan, D; Allen, M (2009), Freshwater fish and crayfish communities of the Carbunup and Buayanyup Rivers: conservation significance and management considerations, Murdoch University. Centre for Fish & Fisheries Research, retrieved 22 July 2024
- ^ "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2011.