Ephemeral river, southwestern Western Australia. It flows 224 mi (360 km) west to the Indian Ocean.
Called the Avon in its upper course, it is known as the Swan only along its lower 60-mi (100-km) course. Perth lies near its mouth. The river is dry during much of the summer and autumn. In 1829 the first free settlement in Western Australia was made on its banks.
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