The Yalgar River is a 185-kilometre-long
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
of the
Murchison River, located in the
Shire of Meekatharra
The Shire of Meekatharra is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about halfway between the town of Port Hedland and the state capital, Perth, Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of g ...
in central
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 ...
. It rises in the Glengarry Range 25 km southeast of Mooloogool Station homestead, about 80 kilometres northeast of
Meekatharra, flowing 145 kilometres westward (crossing the Great Northern Highway at
Karralundi) to a junction with the
Hope River. From there it flows north-northwesterly for about 40 kilometres, emptying into the upper reaches of the
Murchison River, near
Moorarie Station
Moorarie Station is a pastoral lease currently operating as a sheep station in the Murchison district of Western Australia's Mid West region.
The property is situated approximately northwest of Meekatharra and east of Carnarvon. It is wa ...
homestead on the Carnarvon-Meekatharra Road.
Originally called Ord Creek, the river was named after Yalgar Pool on the Hope River, a watering point on the Cue-Ashburton
Stock Route
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.
References
Rivers of the Mid West region
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