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188:tributaries
1469:Categories
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1187:South West
1031:Serpentine
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682:Berckelman
562:Fitzgerald
397:Rivers of
341:20°22′31″S
323:20 October
269:16 January
220:References
155:region of
127:Basin size
1317:Wheatbelt
1231:Buayanyup
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195:estuarine
113:sea level
37:Australia
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1351:Lockhart
1336:Buchanan
1331:Brockman
1256:Ferguson
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1241:Carbunup
1216:Beaufort
1206:Balgarup
1166:Sherlock
1136:Maitland
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1001:Dandalup
908:Mid West
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877:Richenda
842:Mitchell
787:Johnston
717:Drysdale
712:Charnley
687:Berkeley
612:Pallinup
502:Phillips
497:Oldfield
452:Wooramel
427:Gascoyne
408:Gascoyne
295:19 April
240:19 April
214:iron ore
208:In 1952
163:Overview
29:Location
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1371:Nambung
1306:Worsley
1276:Preston
1146:Oakover
1126:Harding
1101:De Grey
1096:Coongan
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1062:Pilbara
996:Canning
991:Bennett
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812:Lennard
767:Glenelg
747:Forrest
742:Fitzroy
667:Barnett
657:Armanda
622:Walpole
617:Shannon
552:Denmark
442:Minilya
153:Pilbara
34:Country
1356:Mackie
1319:region
1301:Warren
1281:Sabina
1261:Ludlow
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1201:Arthur
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1121:Hardey
1071:Angelo
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1026:Murray
1021:Hotham
1016:Helena
1011:Harvey
967:Yalgar
927:Buller
910:region
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752:Fraser
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732:Elvire
727:Durack
722:Dunham
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645:region
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582:Gordon
577:Goodga
542:Bremer
532:Angove
525:region
507:Steere
477:Dalyup
465:region
447:Thomas
432:Landor
417:Edmund
410:region
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1361:Moore
1296:Vasse
1286:Scott
1236:Capel
1131:Henry
1006:Ellen
982:Perth
957:Irwin
952:Impey
922:Bowes
847:Negri
832:McRae
807:Laura
512:Young
437:Lyons
263:CSIRO
259:(PDF)
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1426:stub
1376:Salt
1346:Hill
1341:Dale
1326:Avon
1291:Tone
1196:Abba
1176:Yule
1161:Shaw
1151:Robe
1091:Cane
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980:and
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947:Hutt
942:Hope
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822:Mary
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677:Behn
632:Weld
602:Kent
557:Eyre
547:Deep
487:Lort
325:2013
297:2009
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