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词条 Irwin Inlet
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Irwin Inlet is an inlet in the located on the Great Southern region of Western Australia.

The inlet receives water from two main sources; Bow River of the North West and Kent River to the North East. The inlet itself discharges into the Southern Ocean via Foul Bay.

The inlet is approximately {{convert|20|km|mi|0}} East of Walpole and {{convert|30|km|mi|0}} West of Denmark. The South Coast Highway is found about {{convert|3|km|mi|0}} North of the inlet.

A sandbar across the entrance to the inlet on the ocean side, but this is often breached during the winter. The inlet cuts Peaceful Bay beach in cut in two.

The inlet is a wave dominated estuary has a total area of {{convert|13|km2|sqmi|0}}, it is estimated that 30% of the catchment is cleared.[1]

The inlet is slowly turning into swampland as a result of its high sediment loading and shallow depth. The basin supports large seagrass meadows and is used as a commercial fishery.[2]

The Bibbulmun Track crosses Irwin inlet and canoes are provided in sheds on either side of the track for hikers to make the crossing with. The channel is {{convert|150|m|ft|0}} wide at the point where it must be crossed.[3]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://dbforms.ga.gov.au/pls/www/npm.ozest.show_mm?pBlobno=9300|title=Estuary Assessment framework for non-pristine estuaries - Estuary 645 (Irwin Inlet)|year=2009|accessdate=8 March 2009}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rivercare.southcoastwa.org.au/infodata/kentc/irwini/irwin.html|title=South Coast Rivercare - Irwin Inlet|year=2004|accessdate=8 March 2009}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au/trip-planner/Track-Towns/Peaceful-Bay.aspx|title=Peaceful Bay - Bibbulmun Track Foundation|year=2009|accessdate=8 March 2009}}
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3 : Great Southern (Western Australia)|Inlets of Western Australia|South coast of Western Australia

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