Scott River is a river 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 ...

, being a tributary to 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 ...

where it joins just east of

Molloy Island Molloy Island is a small townsite located in the South West region of Western Australia in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, specifically on the island in the Blackwood River The Blackwood River is a major river and catchment in the ...

. It is partly within the

Scott National Park Scott National Park is a national park in the South West (Western Australia), South West region of Western Australia, south of Perth. It is based on the catchment area of the Scott River (Western Australia), Scott River and the eastern bank of ...

, which is named after the river. Similarly the coastal plain that the river lies on goes east to Walpole and is known as 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 is north east of Augusta and south of the

Brockman Highway Brockman Highway is a highway in Western Australia. A few hours south of Perth, it runs west from Bridgetown, Western Australia, Bridgetown via Nannup, Western Australia, Nannup to Karridale, Western Australia, Karridale. Nannup, Western Austr ...

. Scott River Road is the main access road into the catchment area, which leaves the highway near

Alexander Bridge Alexandra Bridge is the name of a locality, and bridges over the Blackwood River 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 ...

. The river catchment area has evidence of early Aboriginal usage of the area. It is the habitat of ''

Boronia exilis ''Boronia exilis'' is a plant in the citrus family, Rutaceae and is endemic to a small area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is a slender, erect perennial with well-spaced, simple, more or less cylindrical leaves and pink, four-petalled ...

'', otherwise known as Scott River boronia, as well as other threatened plant communities. The catchment area was known to have iron ore reserves, and the area had a short lived sand mine operation - BHP Billiton Beenup. The hydrogeology and water condition of the area is sensitive to pollutants and human activity, and mining and other activities have usually not passed the requirements to not damage the catchment area.

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Rivers of the South West region {{WesternAustralia-river-stub