Cascade is a small town in

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

located east of

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along the South Coast between Ravensthorpe and Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The Griffiths, Fields and Cascade Nature Reserves are located within Cascade. At the 2006 census, Cascade had a population of 158. The origin of the name is unknown except that it was suggested by the

Shire of Esperance The Shire of Esperance is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, about south of the town of Kalgoorlie and about east-southeast of the state capital, Per ...

. The townsite was gazetted on 19 November 1976. The main industry in town is

wheat Wheat is a group of wild and crop domestication, domesticated Poaceae, grasses of the genus ''Triticum'' (). They are Agriculture, cultivated for their cereal grains, which are staple foods around the world. Well-known Taxonomy of wheat, whe ...

farming with the town being a

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receival site.

Nature reserves

The following

nature reserves A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geolog ...

are located within Cascade. All three are located within the

Mallee bioregion Mallee, also known as Roe Botanical District, is a biogeography, biogeographic region in southern Western Australia. Located between the Esperance Plains, Avon Wheatbelt and Coolgardie bioregions, it has a low, gently undulating topography, ...

: * Cascade Nature Reserve was gazetted on 2 February 1973 and has a size of . * Fields Nature Reserve was gazetted on 2 February 1973 and has a size of . * Griffiths Nature Reserve was gazetted on 16 October 1970 and has a size of .

References

{{authority control Shire of Esperance Grain receival points of Western Australia