Lort River
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Lort River was named in 1848 by John Septimus Roe, the Surveyor General of Western Australia, while leading a five-man exploration expedition along the coast; the name commemorates John Lort Stokes' work on Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". surveying the Western Australian coast.[1]
The headwaters of the Lort River begin in the Peak Charles National Park and its surrounding vacant Crown land. The river flows in a south-westerly direction and enters farmland area for a distance of Script error: No such module "convert". with a reserve that is an average of Script error: No such module "convert". wide containing riparian vegetation. The river then enters the Stokes National Park before discharging into Stokes Inlet.
Both the river and the inlet were named by Roe while exploring and surveying the area in 1848 after his friend Admiral John Lort Stokes.[2]
The catchment of the river has been extensively cleared for agricultural purposes. It is estimated that 60% of the catchment has been cleared; this has led to increased sedimentation, eutrophication and salinity levels of the river.[3]
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