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1.1  Fauna  





1.2  River level gauging  







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Coordinates: 17°3902S 126°0132E / 17.65059°S 126.02556°E / -17.65059; 126.02556
 

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Dimond Gorge is a gorge on the Fitzroy River, Western Australia, within Mornington Sanctuary.

Features[edit]

Fauna[edit]

The Short-eared rock-wallaby is a known inhabitant of Dimond Gorge.

River level gauging[edit]

The Department of Water maintain an operating gauging station in the gorge and the current river level can be ascertained here

History[edit]

Dimond Gorge was considered as a location for the peaceful use of nuclear explosions in the 1960s.[1][2][3]

There have been several proposals to dam the Fitzroy River at Dimond Gorge to serve as a water source for agriculture in the Kimberley and as a source for Perth.[4][5][6]

In 2023, the Bunuba National Park was established, which stretches from Dimond Gorge to Geikie Gorge and including the Danggu Gorge National Park.[7][8]

Reference[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Atomic Energy Commission (1968-06-29), "III Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosives (29 June 1968)", Annual report (198 of 1968), Government Printer: 24, ISSN 0519-4849
  • ^ "Australia goes nuclear (8 February 1969)", The bulletin, 091 (4639), John Haynes and J.F. Archibald: 14, 1969-02-08, ISSN 0007-4039
  • ^ Holmes, Robert S; Kurtz, Maurice K; Kleist, Erwin H; U.S. Army Engineer Nuclear Cratering Group (1967), Conceptual study : dam construction in Dimond Gorge, Western Australia, U.S. Army Engineer Nuclear Cratering Group, Lawrence Radiation laboratory, University of California, retrieved 8 September 2023
  • ^ Fisher, Tim (1996), "Big river battle looms [WA's Fitzroy River is threatened by a dam proposal for cotton and other irrigated cropping]", Habitat Australia, 24 (4): 8–10, ISSN 0310-2939
  • ^ Hughes, John (screenwriter); Lawford, Ningali (narrator); Australian Film Finance Corporation; SBS Independent; Film Victoria; ScreenWest (1999), River of dreams, Early Works, ISBN 978-1-921895-14-2
  • ^ "The West Loan Capital hopes for Camballin (17 July 1971)", The bulletin, 093 (4764), John Haynes and J.F. Archibald: 61, 1971-07-17, ISSN 0007-4039
  • ^ "Milestone for Fitzroy River". www.dbca.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  • ^ "Halfway milestone for WA's Plan for Our Parks initiative". www.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  • External links[edit]

    17°39′02S 126°01′32E / 17.65059°S 126.02556°E / -17.65059; 126.02556


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