Scott National Park is a national park in the South West region 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 ...

, south of

Perth 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 ...

. It is based on the catchment area of the

Scott River The Scott River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 9, 2011 river in Siskiyou County, California, United States. It is a tributary of the Klamath River, one of the ...

and the eastern bank of the

Blackwood River The Blackwood River is a major river and catchment in the South West of Western Australia. Course The river begins at the junction of Arthur River and Balgarup River near Quelarup and travels in a south westerly direction through the tow ...

, and occurs in part on the

Scott Coastal Plain Scott Coastal Plain is a plain that lies between the Blackwood Plateau and the south coast of Western Australia, east of Augusta and Cape Leeuwin. The name of the plain is derived from the river that drains the western portion of the plain, the ...

. It has a population of honey possum in the park. It has had reviews of its flora and fauna due to the proximity of mining exploration and activity.

References

National parks of Western Australia Protected areas established in 1959 South West (Western Australia) Warren bioregion {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub

See also

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