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References
- ↑ "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Elvire River, WA". 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
- ↑ "History of river names – E". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
Coordinates: 17°55′11″S128°13′6″E / 17.91972°S 128.21833°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 | |
