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References
- ↑ "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Forrest River". 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ↑ "History of river names – F". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ↑ "AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2009. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
Coordinates: 15°18′27″S128°3′55″E / 15.30750°S 128.06528°E
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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 | |
