Swan River (Western Australia)

Swan River
Nyungar: Derbarl Yerrigan
Map of the area around Perth, showing the location of the Swan River
Location
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
CityPerth; Fremantle
Physical characteristics
Source confluenceAvon River with Wooroloo Brook
 • locationbelow Mount Mambup
 • coordinates31°44′34″S 116°4′3″E / 31.74278°S 116.06750°E / -31.74278; 116.06750
 • elevation53 m (174 ft)
MouthIndian Ocean
 • location
Fremantle
 • coordinates
32°4′25″S 115°42′52″E / 32.07361°S 115.71444°E / -32.07361; 115.71444
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length72 km (45 mi)
Basin size121,000 km2 (47,000 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftSusannah Brook, Jane Brook
 • rightEllen Brook, Helena River, Bennett Brook, Canning River
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Light painting on the banks of the Swan River

The Swan River (Nyungar: Derbarl Yerrigan[2][3]) is a major river in the southwest of Western Australia. The river runs through the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia's capital and largest city.

  1. ^ Middelmann; Rogers; et al. (June 2005). "Riverine Flood Hazard" (PDF). Geoscience Australia. Australian Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2011.
  2. ^ Rivers of emotion : an emotional history of Derbarl Yerrigan and Djarlgarro Beelier : the Swan and Canning rivers. Broomhall, Susan., Pickering, Gina., Australian Research Council. Centre of Excellence. History of Emotions., National Trust of Western Australia. [Crawley, W.A.]: ARC Centre of Excellence History of Emotions. 2012. ISBN 9781740522601. OCLC 820979809.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Kinsella, John (2017). Polysituatedness: A Poetics of Displacement. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1526113375.

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