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The Collie River is a 
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Rivers of the South West region Collie, Western Australia {{WesternAustralia-river-stub
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in the South West
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region of Western Australia
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The Collie River was named by Lieutenant Governor Stirling after Alexander Collie
Dr Alexander Collie (2 June 1793 – 8 November 1835) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who journeyed to Western Australia in 1829, where he was an explorer and Colonial Surgeon.
Early life
Collie was born in Insch in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on ...
who, along with Lieutenant William Preston, in November 1829 was the first European to explore the river.
The Collie River Catchment is located in the south-west of Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, it covers over and includes the Wellington Reservoir. For Western Australia's growing population
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the reservoir is considered a valuable resource, but the water
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is too salty for drinking
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The Waters and Rivers Commission has a target of reducing the salinity of the river water to 500 mg/L by 2015 as a part of the State Salinity Strategy.
Tributaries
There are many tributaries of the Collie River including Collie River East, Collie River South, Bingham River, Brunswick River, Gervase River, Hamilton River, Harris River, Ironstone Gully, Silver Wattle Gully, Worsley River, Riches Gully and Mill Brook.References
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Collie River visitors' information
Rivers of the South West region Collie, Western Australia {{WesternAustralia-river-stub