The Denmark River is located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.
The river rises near Pardelup and meanders in a southerly direction until it flows through Denmark into Wilson Inlet (along with the Hay River).
The river was named after a physician Dr Alexander Denmark of the British Fleet by the rivers discoverer Dr Thomas Braidwood Wilson who explored the area in 1829 while his ship was being repaired in Albany. A surveyor noted in 1833 that the local aborigines, the Noongar, called the river "Koorrabup" that means "Place of the Black Swan".
The river flows through Denmark Dam. The two tributaries of the river are Scotsdale Brook and Cleerillup Creek.
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Heritage Rail Bridge spanning the mouth of the Denmark River
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Denmark River flowing into the Wilson Inlet, taken from the Heritage Rail Bridge
Read more about Denmark River: Salinity
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