Swan River (Western Australia)

Swan River
Nyungar: *Derbarl Yerrigan*
Swan River; Nyungar: Derbarl Yerrigan
	Map of the area around Perth, showing the location of the Swan River
Location
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
City	Perth; Fremantle
Physical characteristics
Source confluence	Avon River with Wooroloo Brook
• location	below Mount Mambup
• coordinates	31°44′34″S 116°4′3″E / 31.74278°S 116.06750°E
• elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Mouth	Indian Ocean
• location	Fremantle
• coordinates	32°4′25″S 115°42′52″E / 32.07361°S 115.71444°E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	72 km (45 mi)
Basin size	121,000 km2 (47,000 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Susannah Brook, Jane Brook
• right	Ellen Brook, Helena River, Bennett Brook, Canning 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.

^ Middelmann; Rogers; et al. (June 2005). "Riverine Flood Hazard" (PDF). Geoscience Australia. Australian Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2011.
^ 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)
^ Kinsella, John (2017). Polysituatedness: A Poetics of Displacement. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1526113375.

[middlemann-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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