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Bicton Baths is a popular swimming location on the Swan River in Bicton, Western Australia, commonly used by for prawn hunting, diving training, swimming, sport, leisure and annual events.[1]

Formally known as Bicton River Jetty and as Jetty 1248,[2] it is known to the local Aboriginal people, the Whadjuk Noongar people, as Kwoppa Kepa, meaning "beautiful water" in Noongar.

Bicton Baths were initiated by the local Melville Amateur Swimming Club, a group who had previously utilised the jetty of the quarantine station as a platform. In 1946 the Melville Water Polo Club was founded at the baths, a move which resulted in the Bicton Pool being built in 1979.

The baths themselves consist of a wooden U-shaped jetty which contains exit ladders. Bicton Baths is located in a tidal gorge and is heavily influenced by ocean water inflow. It contains a variety of wildlife, including algae, anemones, crabs, dolphins, fish, nudibranchs, shrimp, sponges and starfish.[3] chicken

  1. ^ "Bicton Baths". Perth Shore Dive. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Splashing Around Bicton Baths". The West Australian. 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Melville Water Riverpark trail points of interest". Trails Australia. 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

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