Swan Canning Riverpark consists of the waterways and public foreshore reserves in the
Swan
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and
Canning
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Rivers in
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
. Established under the ''Swan and Canning Rivers Management Act 2006'', it has an area of .
It is managed by the Parks and Wildlife Service of the WA
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) is the Western Australian government
The Government of Western Australia, formally referred to as His Majesty's Government of Western Australia, is the Australian state de ...
(DBCA) in conjunction with local authorities and on behalf of the
Swan River Trust
The Swan River Trust was a Western Australian state government statutory authority defined by the Swan and Canning Rivers Management Act 2006. The Trust reported to the Minister for Environment.
It was preceded by the Swan River Management A ...
.
See also
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Canning River Regional Park
The Canning River Regional Park is the largest of eight regional parks within the Perth metropolitan area. The park covers approximately on both sides of the Canning River between the bridges carrying Nicholson Road and Leach Highway over the ...
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Walyunga National Park
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Avon Valley National Park
Avon Valley is a national park in Western Australia, 47 kilometres northeast of Perth. It was named after the Avon River, which flows through it. The area is an undulating plateau with the sides of the valley steeply sloping back to the ri ...
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Melville Water, including Swan Estuary Marine Park
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Perth Water
Perth Water is a section of the Swan River on the southern edge of the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It is between the Causeway to the east, and Narrows Bridge to the west – a large wide but shallow section of river, ...
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Map areas outlined in blue.
Swan River (Western Australia)
Canning River (Western Australia)
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