Robe River (Australia)

Water type: River
Basin: Indian ocean -> Planet Earth
Continent:
Australia & Oceania
Climate:
Arid (desert)
Country:
Australia
Robe River is a 276 km long river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise in the Hamersley Range near Marana Spring then flow in a north westerly direction past the Robe River-Deepdale mine, crossing the North West Coastal Highway near the Pannawonica turnoff then discharging into the Indian Ocean near Robe Point.
Robe River has two tributaries: Mungarathoona Creek and Kumina Creek.
The Robe is an ephemeral river and is restricted to a series of permanent pools that act as important refugia for native fauna through the dry season.
The rivers experiences periodical flooding.