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References
- ↑ "Bonzle Digital Atlas - Map of Impey River, WA". 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ↑ "History of river names – I". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ↑ "Adventures - The Murchison River". 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
Coordinates: 26°48′21″S116°16′25″E / 26.80583°S 116.27361°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 | |
