Swan River

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The Swan River is a major waterway in Western Australia that flows through the city of Perth and is central to its landscape, recreation, and history.

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Swan River canonical 18

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Swan River Colony
basinCountry Australia
country Australia
emptiesInto Gage Roads
Indian Ocean
flowsThrough Perth
formedByConfluenceOf Avon River
Brockman River
hasAdjacentFeature Elizabeth Quay
Kings Park
Langley Park
Matilda Bay
Point Walter
Perth waterfront
surface form: South Perth Foreshore
hasBridge Causeway Bridge
Fremantle Traffic Bridge
Mount Henry Bridge
Narrows Bridge
Battle of Stirling Bridge
surface form: Stirling Bridge

Windan Bridge
hasEnvironmentalIssue algal blooms
bank erosion
nutrient pollution
hasEstuaryType drowned river valley estuary
hasIndigenousName Derbarl Yerrigan
hasIsland Blackwall Reach limestone islands
Heirisson Island
hasProtectedArea Alfred Cove Nature Reserve
Pelican Point Nature Reserve
Swan Estuary Marine Park
hasTributary Bennett Brook
Canning River
Ellen Brook
Helena River
Jane Brook
isCentralTo Perth cityscape
isImportantFor Perth recreation
Perth tourism
Perth transport history
isManagedBy Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia)
isTraditionalLandOf Noongar people
length about 72 km through the Perth metropolitan area
locatedIn Western Australia
mouthLocatedIn Fremantle
passesThrough Claremont
East Fremantle
Guildford
Maylands
Mosman Park
Perth
surface form: South Perth
region Swan Coastal Plain
sourceLocation Avon Valley
Walyunga National Park
supportsSpecies black swans
bottlenose dolphins
migratory waterbirds
pelicans
usedFor fishing
recreational boating
rowing
sailing
swimming
windsurfing
wasSiteOf early European settlement in Western Australia

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Perth locatedOnRiver Swan River
Perth majorRiver Swan River
Perth touristAttraction Swan River
Swan River Colony namedAfter Swan River
Swan River Colony locatedOnRiver Swan River
WACA Ground locatedOnRiver Swan River
Elizabeth Quay locatedOn Swan River
Elizabeth Quay hasViewOf Swan River
Perth Airport locatedNear Swan River
Optus Stadium locatedOn Swan River
Perth Concert Hall locatedNear Swan River
Kings Park overlooks Swan River
Canning River mouthOf Swan River
Canning River joins Swan River
Canning River isTributaryOf Swan River
Fremantle locatedAtMouthOf Swan River