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List of watercourses in Western Australia, R–S facts for kids

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Western Australia is a huge state with many natural waterways. These waterways are called watercourses, and they include things like rivers, streams, brooks, creeks, gullies, and even smaller channels like anabranches and backwaters. Each of these has an official, or gazetted, name.

This list helps us keep track of all these important watercourses. It was first put together using information from 1996. While it's a great starting point, new watercourses might have been named, or some old names might have changed since then. The names here are written in a normal way, even though official records sometimes use all capital letters. The locations listed are where the names were officially recorded, but remember that some watercourses can stretch over very long distances!

Rivers, Creeks, and Brooks: R-Names

Many watercourses in Western Australia start with the letter 'R'. These include a variety of rivers, creeks, and brooks, each with its own unique location. Knowing their exact latitude and longitude helps people find them on maps.

Name Latitude Longitude Remarks
R B Creek 17° 3' 46" S 128° 54' 34" E
Rail Creek 14° 41' 35" S 125° 51' 52" E
Railway Creek 20° 44' 37" S 119° 39' 21" E
Rain Creek 15° 23' 52" S 126° 52' 38" E
Ram Creek 21° 43' 14" S 119° 24' 28" E
Ram Hole Creek 23° 18' 39" S 117° 0' 34" E
Range Creek 24° 17' 23" S 118° 31' 1" E
Record Brook 34° 15' 51" S 115° 57' 52" E
Red Bank Creek 18° 6' 50" S 128° 45' 10" E
Red Bluff Gully 30° 36' 6" S 121° 41' 37" E
Red Bull Creek 16° 17' 29" S 125° 5' 10" E
Red Butte Creek 16° 59' 53" S 128° 45' 36" E
Red Gully 34° 5' 23" S 115° 38' 29" E
Red Hill Creek 21° 51' 29" S 116° 1' 7" E
Red Mulga Creek 23° 16' 52" S 115° 31' 59" E
Red Rock Creek 16° 50' 34" S 128° 12' 16" E
Red Swamp Brook 31° 42' 56" S 116° 18' 49" E
Redman Brook 34° 20' 42" S 115° 9' 24" E
Reedy Creek 15° 29' 54" S 128° 22' 20" E
Revelstoke Creek 31° 46' 47" S 116° 45' 14" E
Richenda River 17° 24' 14" S 125° 5' 5" E
Ridley River 20° 12' 39" S 118° 58' 13" E
Rifle Range Gully 31° 56' 37" S 116° 8' 9" E
Robe River 21° 18' 53" S 115° 40' 29" E
Robinson River 16° 49' 14" S 123° 57' 3" E
Rockhole Creek 23° 50' 25" S 116° 5' 18" E
Rocky Brook 31° 43' 54" S 116° 10' 5" E
Rocky Creek 17° 5' 32" S 128° 11' 15" E
Rocky Gully 33° 53' 1" S 115° 40' 34" E
Roderick River 26° 56' 8" S 116° 13' 24" E
Roe River 15° 8' 16" S 125° 23' 11" E
Rosa Brook 34° 4' 1" S 115° 25' 26" E
Rose Creek 17° 47' 53" S 127° 49' 9" E
Rudall River 22° 10' 28" S 122° 59' 41" E
Running Brook 33° 51' 58" S 115° 54' 19" E
Rushy Creek 34° 10' 10" S 115° 9' 5" E
Russian Jack Creek 22° 10' 38" S 120° 17' 3" E

Rivers, Creeks, and Brooks: S-Names

The letter 'S' also begins the names of many important watercourses across Western Australia. These waterways are vital for the environment and local communities.

Name Latitude Longitude Remarks
Sabina River 33° 38' 39" S 115° 24' 0" E
Saddlers Creek 18° 2' 2" S 126° 14' 54" E
Saint John Brook 33° 58' 26" S 115° 40' 58" E
Saint Mary River 34° 9' 49" S 119° 34' 22" E
Sale River 15° 58' 21" S 124° 35' 44" E
Salmon Brook 33° 24' 47" S 115° 58' 48" E
Salt Creek 31° 32' 43" S 122° 10' 6" E
Salt Pan Creek 20° 8' 40" S 127° 30' 56" E
Salt River (Great Southern) 31° 48' 29" S 117° 38' 1" E
Salt River (Mid West) 28° 47' 28" S 116° 19' 39" E
Salt Well Creek 20° 35' 58" S 120° 25' 7" E
Sampson Creek 20° 52' 25" S 119° 55' 37" E
Samson Brook 32° 51' 56" S 115° 55' 31" E
Sandy Creek 17° 57' 30" S 127° 50' 14" E
Sanford River 27° 22' 26" S 115° 53' 49" E
Savory Creek 23° 21' 31" S 122° 39' 40" E
Scabby Gully 34° 16' 26" S 116° 2' 19" E
Scott River 34° 16' 39" S 115° 11' 56" E
Screwdriver Creek 16° 42' 54" S 125° 22' 38" E
Serpentine River 32° 34' 33" S 115° 45' 39" E
Shannon River 34° 52' 37" S 116° 23' 34" E
Shaw River 20° 20' 7" S 119° 17' 27" E
Sherlock River 20° 42' 36" S 117° 33' 7" E
Sholl Creek 25° 57' 28" S 122° 13' 14" E
Shovelanna Creek 23° 18' 43" S 119° 51' 57" E
Silver Creek 31° 21' 2" S 115° 30' 26" E
Skeleton Creek (Newman) 23° 31' 18" S 120° 15' 27" E
Skull Creek 27° 35' 44" S 119° 32' 38" E Near Laverton, Western Australia
Slab Gully 32° 7' 37" S 116° 4' 21" E
Slatey Creek 16° 22' 20" S 125° 37' 5" E
Sleeman River 34° 58' 48" S 117° 28' 27" E
Smith Brook 34° 19' 12" S 116° 9' 43" E
Snake Creek 18° 43' 34" S 126° 55' 37" E
Soak Creek 21° 15' 58" S 120° 6' 31" E
Soda Creek 20° 40' 52" S 119° 50' 48" E
Solomon Brook 31° 16' 27" S 116° 28' 35" E
Sophia River 33° 15' 31" S 115° 57' 7" E
South Dandalup River 32° 35' 14" S 115° 53' 27" E
Southern River 32° 3' 45" S 115° 58' 48" E
Spear Creek 16° 49' 31" S 125° 37' 27" E
Spencers Brook 31° 43' 22" S 116° 39' 24" E
Spider Creek 17° 37' 13" S 126° 9' 0" E
Spitfire Creek 15° 20' 54" S 125° 5' 19" E
Spring Creek 16° 20' 57" S 128° 54' 28" E
Spring Gully 34° 29' 6" S 116° 5' 44" E
The Springs Creek 21° 10' 59" S 117° 12' 59" E
Station Creek 18° 10' 48" S 125° 35' 57" E
Steel Star Creek 20° 53' 41" S 117° 57' 23" E
Steere River 33° 53' 22" S 120° 5' 23" E
Stewart River 16° 49' 21" S 123° 56' 31" E
Stingray Creek 20° 19' 52" S 118° 37' 6" E
Stockyard Creek 33° 57' 50" S 116° 3' 40" E
Stoney Creek 15° 58' 4" S 127° 54' 8" E
Stony Creek 32° 54' 47" S 116° 17' 32" E
Strawberry Creek 21° 31' 17" S 119° 32' 41" E
Strelley River 20° 21' 39" S 119° 11' 45" E
Sturt Creek 20° 5' 42" S 127° 20' 45" E
Styx River 34° 53' 14" S 117° 5' 16" E
Sullivan Creek 28° 50' 1" S 121° 10' 8" E
Summer Brook 33° 4' 12" S 115° 56' 39" E
Sunday Creek 22° 17' 53" S 122° 22' 7" E
Surprise Creek 17° 21' 58" S 125° 9' 54" E
Susannah Brook 31° 49' 29" S 116° 0' 33" E
Swan River 31° 59' 25" S 115° 50' 7" E
Sydney Creek 16° 18' 17" S 128° 55' 36" E

See also

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