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References
- ↑ "Dalyup and West Dalyup Rivers Action Plan" (PDF). 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
- ↑ "History of river names – D". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ "South Coast River Care - Dalyup and West Dalyup River". 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
Coordinates: 33°46′14″S121°31′59″E / 33.77056°S 121.53306°E
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 | |
