Frankland River (Western Australia)

The Frankland River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Frankland River is the largest river by volume in the region and the eighth largest in the state. The traditional owners of the area are the Menang Noongar people, who know the river as Kwakoorillup, meaning "place of quokka".

Frankland
Nyungar: Kwakoorillup
Circular pool in the Frankland River
Location of the river mouth in Western Australia
Location
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
RegionGreat Southern
Physical characteristics
Source confluenceTowerlup Brook and Ornabullup Creek
  locationTrollup Hill
  coordinates34°10′24″S 117°0′17″E
  elevation215 m (705 ft)
MouthNornalup Inlet
  location
west of Walpole
  coordinates
34°59′53″S 116°45′00″E
Length162 km (101 mi)
Basin size5,722 km2 (2,209 sq mi)
Discharge 
  locationriver mouth
  average17.7 m3/s (630 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftGordon River
National parkWalpole-Nornalup
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