Dimond Gorge is a
gorge
A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosion, erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tenden ...
on the
Fitzroy River,
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, within
Mornington Sanctuary
Mornington Sanctuary, formerly Mornington Station, is a nature reserve in the Kimberley region of north-west Western Australia. It contains the Mornington Wilderness Camp and is owned and managed by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC). ...
.
Features
Fauna
The
Short-eared rock-wallaby
The short-eared rock-wallaby (''Petrogale brachyotis'') is a species of rock-wallaby found in northern Australia, in the northernmost parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is much larger than its three closest relatives, the ...
is a known inhabitant of Dimond Gorge.
River level gauging
The
Department of Water
The Department of Water is a defunct department of the Government of Western Australia that was responsible for management of Western Australia's water resources.
It was replaced by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (Western A ...
maintain an operating gauging station in the gorge and the current river level can be ascertaine
here
Controversy
There have been several proposals to dam the Fitzroy River at Dimond Gorge to use as a water source for agriculture in the Kimberley and as a source for
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
.
External links
Australian Wildlife ConservancyRiver LevelWA Hansard
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Canyons and gorges of Western Australia
Kimberley (Western Australia)