| Vasse River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Whicher Range |
| • elevation | 79 metres (259 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Vasse Estuary |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | 32 kilometres (20 mi) |
| Basin size | 283 square kilometres (109 sq mi)[2] |
TheVasse River is ariver in theSouth West ofWestern Australia.
The headwaters of the river are in theWhicher Range below Chapman Hill and it flows in a northerly direction through the city ofBusselton until discharging into theVasse Estuary and then theIndian Ocean via Wonnerup Inlet andGeographe Bay.
The river is named after French seamanThomas (Timothée) Vasse, who disappeared in the area in June 1801 duringNicolas Baudin's expedition.
It is estimated that 81.5% of the Vasse River catchment has been cleared.[3]
33°43′1″S115°21′34″E / 33.71694°S 115.35944°E /-33.71694; 115.35944
Rivers ofWestern Australia | |
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| Rivers of theGascoyne region | |
| Rivers of theGoldfields–Esperance region | |
| Rivers of theGreat Southern region | |
| Rivers of theKimberley region |
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| Rivers of theMid West region | |
| Rivers of thePeel andPerth regions | |
| Rivers of thePilbara region | |
| Rivers of theSouth West region | |
| Rivers of theWheatbelt region | |
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