Balgarup River is a river in Western Australia that has its headwaters south-east of Kojonup just below Byenup Hill.

Balgarup River
Balgarup River near Albany Highway crossing
Location
Country	Australia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	South East of Kojonup
• elevation	372 metres (1,220 ft)
Mouth
• location	confluence with Blackwood River
• elevation	215 metres (705 ft)[1]
Length	66 kilometres (41 mi)[2]
Basin size	82.4 square kilometres (32 sq mi)[3]
Discharge
• average	3,061 ML/a (3.425 cu ft/s)

The river flows is a north-westerly direction crossing Albany Highway south of Kojonup then through the town of Muradup and continues in the north-west direction until it joins the Blackwood River of which it is a tributary.

The only tributary to the Balgarup river is Mandalup Brook.

The name originated from Aborigine language and is thought to mean "place of the Blackboy trees". The first person to chart the river was surveyor Alfred Hillman in 1840.[4]

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