Mortlock River

The Mortlock River is a perennial river in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

Photo: Andy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Stream
Description: river in Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
Also known as: “Mortlock”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Northam railway station, Western Australia and Bilya Koort Boodja.

Northam railway station, Western Australia

Railway station

Photo: V1213, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Northam railway station is located in Northam on the Eastern Railway route in Western Australia. It is the second and more recent railway station in Northam. Northam railway station, Western Australia is situated 3 km southwest of Mortlock River.

Bilya Koort Boodja

Community center

Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bilya Koort Boodja is a community center, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Mortlock River.

Northam Post Office

Post office

Photo: Deeside9, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Northam Post Office is a heritage-listed post office at 239–243 Fitzgerald Street, Northam, Western Australia, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004. Northam Post Office is situated 3½ km southwest of Mortlock River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Northam and Grass Valley.

Northam

Photo: SeanMack, CC BY 2.5.

Northam is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, with a population of 6679 in 2021. It's 100 km east of Perth and like other nearby towns it was founded in the 1830s when the Avon Valley was colonised.

Grass Valley

Village

Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.

Grass Valley is a small townsite 13 kilometres east of Northam, Western Australia in the Avon Valley area. The town is named after a local property of the same name that was established in 1833 by William Nairn. Grass Valley is situated 9 km east of Mortlock River.

Mortlock River

Categories: river and body of water
Location: Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-31.63333° or 31° 38′ south

Longitude

116.7° or 116° 42′ east

Elevation

157 metres (515 feet)

Open location code

4PWR9M8X+MX

GeoNames ID

2065718

Wikidata ID

Q202525

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Satellite Map

Discover Mortlock River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Mortlock River” goes by many names.

Asturian: “Ríu Mortlock”
Cebuano: “Mortlock River”
Dutch: “Mortlock River”
Egyptian Arabic: “نهر مورتلوك”
French: “Mortlock River”
German: “Mortlock River”
Irish: “Abhainn Mortlock”
Swedish: “Mortlock River”
Venetian: “Fiume Mortlock”
Welsh: “Afon Mortlock”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Malabaine and Noggojerring.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leeder Bridge and Northam Aerodrome.

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