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Ord River - WA

Lake,River,Creek

Position

DEG: -17.475003 127.96395

DMS: 17º 28' 30.01" S 127º 57' 50.22" E

UTM: 52 K 8067598mN 389996mE

Altitude: 288.22m

Address & Contact

National Highway 1
Ord River WA 6770

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://www.australiasnorthwest.com/explore/kimberley/kununurra/ord-river-lake-kununurra

Information

The Ord River and its tributaries form one of the most significant waterways in Australia, producing the second largest flow volume in Western Australia.From its source below the highest point of the Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges at Mount Wells, the Ord River flows over 650km, around the edge of Purnululu National Park, through Lake Argyle and along the western edge of Kununurra before draining into the Cambridge Gulf at Wyndham.

PlaceID	418234

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Halls Creek at 31/12:00pm WST

Distance from Ord River 89.63km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
34.2°C	35.6°C	48%	21.9°C	1003.1hPa	0.0mm	S	17km/hr 9knots	28km/hr 15knots

Closest Climatic Station

Warmun

Distance from Ord River 57.71km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	37.3	36.1	35.8	35.1	32.2	29.4	29.5	32.3	36.1	38.6	39.3	38.4
Mean Min. °C	24.8	24.4	23.2	20.6	17.2	13.6	12.6	14.9	19.4	23.0	24.9	25.1
Mean Rain mm	178.7	174.8	121.0	25.3	10.4	6.2	5.4	1.3	4.6	23.6	60.3	115.2