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The Vasse-Wonnerup Estuary is an estuary in the South West region of Western Australia close to the town of Busselton. The estuary is listed with DIWA. It was also recognised as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on 7 June 1990 when an area of 1,115 ha was designated Ramsar Site 484 as an important dry-season habitat for waterbirds. It is also the main part of the 2,038 ha (5,040-acre) Busselton Wetlands Important Bird Area.
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- ↑ "Water Corporation - Catchment Characteristics". 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ↑ "Buayanyup River Action Plan" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ↑ "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
Rivers of Western Australia | |
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| Rivers of the Gascoyne region | |
| Rivers of the Goldfields-Esperance region | |
| Rivers of the Great Southern region | |
| Rivers of the Kimberley region |
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| Rivers of the Mid West region | |
| Rivers of the Peel and Perth regions | |
| Rivers of the Pilbara region | |
| Rivers of the South West region | |
| Rivers of the Wheatbelt region | |
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