List of rivers of Australia
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This is a list of river
s of Australia
. Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.
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The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales lists 439 rivers in the Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. In the following list, where there are duplicated names, the source
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River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
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Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.
Longest rivers
In September 2008, Australia's longest rivers were determined to be:- Murray RiverMurray RiverThe Murray River is Australia's longest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it...
- 2375 kilometres (1,476 mi) - Murrumbidgee RiverMurrumbidgee RiverThe Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory . A major tributary of the Murray River, the Murrumbidgee flows in a west-northwesterly direction from the foot of Peppercorn Hill in the Fiery Range of the Snowy Mountains,...
- 1485 kilometres (923 mi) - Darling RiverDarling RiverThe Darling River is the third longest river in Australia, measuring from its source in northern New South Wales to its confluence with the Murray River at Wentworth, New South Wales. Including its longest contiguous tributaries it is long, making it the longest river system in Australia.The...
- 1472 kilometres (915 mi) - Lachlan RiverLachlan River- Course :The river rises in the central highland of New South Wales, part of the Great Dividing Range, 13 km east of Gunning. Its major headwaters, the Carcoar River, the Belubula River and the Abercrombie River converge near the town of Cowra. Minor tributaries include the Morongla Creek...
- 1339 kilometres (832 mi) - Cooper CreekCooper CreekCooper Creek is one of the most famous and yet least visited rivers in Australia. It is sometimes known as the Barcoo River from one of its tributaries and is one of three major Queensland river systems that flow into the Lake Eyre Basin...
- 1113 kilometres (692 mi) - Flinders RiverFlinders RiverThe Flinders River is the longest river in Queensland, Australia at about . The river rises in the Burra Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, 110 km northeast of Hughenden and flows in a westerly direction past Hughenden, Richmond and Julia Creek then northwest to the Gulf of Carpentaria...
- 1004 kilometres (624 mi) - Diamantina RiverDiamantina RiverThe Diamantina River is a river in south west Queensland and the far north of South Australia. Rising north-west of Longreach in the Swords Range, it flows in a south-westerly direction through central Queensland and the Channel Country to form the Warburton River at its confluence with the...
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- Source: Geoscience AustraliaGeoscience AustraliaGeoscience Australia is an agency of the Australian federal government. It carries out geoscientific research.On a user pays basis it produces geospatial products such as topographic maps and satellite imagery.-History:...
QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
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- AlbertAlbert River (Queensland)The Albert River is a river in South East Queensland, Australia. Its catchment lies within the Gold Coast and Beaudesert shires and covers an area of 782 square kilometres. The river provides drinking water for the town of Beaudesert....
- Alice Alice River (Queensland)The Alice River in central Queensland, Australia rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range. The river bisects the Shire of Barcaldine, flowing in a south-westerly direction towards Isisford and its confluence with the Barcoo River to form Cooper Creek. Barcaldine is located on Lagoon...
- Annan
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- BalonneBalonne RiverThe Balonne River, part of the Murray-Darling Basin system, is a short but important part of the inland river group of south-eastern Queensland. This river is a continuation of the Condamine River. After flowing through Surat the river flows south south-westerly down through the E.J...
- Banksia CreekBanksia Creek (Queensland)Banksia Creek is a watercourse in South East Queensland. It is located on the mainland in the area of Miriam Vale. The name refers to the plant genus Banksia, which grows in the area....
- BarcooBarcoo RiverThe Barcoo River in western Queensland, Australia that rises on the northern slopes of the Warrego Range, flows in a south westerly direction and unites with the Thomson River to form Cooper Creek. The first European to see the river was Thomas Mitchell in 1846, who named it Victoria Stream...
- BarronBarron River (Queensland)The Barron River is located on the Atherton Tableland inland from Cairns in Northern Queensland, Australia. With its headwater at Lake Tinaroo, it is more than 165 km long and has a catchment area of approximately 2138 km².-History:...
- BarwonBarwon River (New South Wales)The Barwon River flows through New South Wales, virtually as a continuation of the Macintyre River / Border Rivers system, before joining with the Culgoa River to form the Darling River...
- BasaltBasalt River (Queensland)The Basalt River in North Queensland, Australia rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and flows into the Burdekin River about 60 km north of Charters Towers. The river has a length of 160 km and a catchment size of 2,900 km²....
- BelyandoBelyando RiverThe Belyando River is a river in Central Queensland, Australia. The river flows in a northerly direction, flows into the Suttor River, before flowing into the Burdekin Dam and becoming a tributary of the Burdekin River...
- BloomfieldBloomfield RiverThe Bloomfield River is a river situated in Queensland, north of Daintree. The river enters the sea north of Cape Tribulation and is noted for its Bloomfield River cod fish species, found only in the river...
- BohleBohle RiverThe Bohle River is a short river north of Townsville in Queensland, Australia. The Bohle river catchment is approximately 355 km², draining most of the coastal plain west of Townsville.Tributaries include Middle Creek, Stony Creek, Stag Creek and Garner Creek...
- BokharaBokhara RiverThe Bokhara River is a river in Australia and part of the Murray-Darling basin. Forming in south western Queensland, the river passes by the town of Hebel before passing into New South Wales and eventually reaching a confluence with the Barwon River downstream from Brewarrina...
- BowenBowen RiverThe Bowen River is a river in northern Fiordland, New Zealand. The river runs south for 8 km, before flowing from a hanging valley to become the 162 m Lady Bowen Falls, and draining into the head of Milford Sound...
- BoyneBoyne River (Queensland)Boyne River is a river in Queensland, Australia. It flows between the twin towns of Boyne Island and Tannum Sands. The river was named by John Oxley as it reminded him of the River Boyne in Ireland. A bridge was built to cross the river joining the two towns in 1980...
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- BrisbaneBrisbane RiverThe Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
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- Bulimba Creek
- BurdekinBurdekin RiverThe Burdekin River in Queensland, Australia rises on the western slope of the Seaview Range and flows into the Pacific Ocean at Upstart Bay over 200 km to the southeast of the source. The river was first encountered by Europeans during the expedition led by Ludwig Leichhardt in 1845 and named...
- BurkeBurke River (Queensland)The Burke River is an ephemeral river in southwest Queensland, Australia. The river was named in memory of Robert O'Hara Burke of the Burke and Wills expedition....
- BurnettBurnett RiverThe Burnett River is a river in central Queensland, Australia that empties into the Pacific Ocean near the city of Bundaberg. The Burnett River region is largely given over to growing sugar cane....
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- CabooltureCaboolture RiverThe Caboolture River is a small river in South East Queensland. It rises in the D'Aguilar Range near Ocean View and flows through Caboolture and Morayfield before entering Deception Bay at Beachmere....
- CalliopeCalliope RiverThe Calliope River is located in Central Queensland, Australia. The river rises in the Calliope Range inland from the industrial port city of Gladstone, flows past the town of Calliope, before emptying into the Pacific Ocean just north of Gladstone...
- CarpentierCarpentier RiverThe Carpentier River, on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland was named in honour of Pieter de Carpentier, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. The name was conferred by Jan Carstenszoon in 1623. There is now no river in Northern Queensland with that name. See the entry for Pennefather River...
- CoenCoen RiverThe Coen River is situated in the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland in .The present Pennefather River was originally called the Coen river by Jan Carstenszoon in honour of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. The present Archer River was probably confused by Matthew...
- CometComet RiverThe Comet River is a river in Central Queensland that starts to the south of Rolleston. It then flows north through Comet towards a confluence with the Nogoa River where they both become known as the Mackenzie River...
- CondamineCondamine RiverThe Condamine River, part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia...
- CoomeraCoomera RiverThe Coomera River is a river situated in South East Queensland. The upper reaches of the river flow from the Lamington plateau and the Lamington National Park. Here are the spectacular Coomera Falls in the Coomera Gorge...
- Cooper CreekCooper CreekCooper Creek is one of the most famous and yet least visited rivers in Australia. It is sometimes known as the Barcoo River from one of its tributaries and is one of three major Queensland river systems that flow into the Lake Eyre Basin...
- Crystal Creek
- Currumbin CreekCurrumbin CreekCurrumbin Creek is a large creek on the Gold Coast of Queensland, running from Mount Cougal in the west to its mouth at Currumbin Alley in the east. It is apporoximately in length. It provides a popular and tranquil setting for many rowing clubs, kayakers, jet skiers, boat-goers and fishermen.The...
- CulgoaCulgoa RiverThe Culgoa River is a continuation of one branch of the Balonne River in southern Queensland and flows south-west to join the Darling River near Bourke, New South Wales. It is named for the Aboriginal word meaning "Running Through". Tributaries of the Culgoa include Nebine, Mungallala and Wallam...
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- DaintreeDaintree RiverThe Daintree River runs through the Daintree Rainforest in the Cape Tribulation region of Queensland in northern Australia. It is located about 100 kilometres northwest of Cairns in far north tropical Queensland and drains an area of 2,125 square kilometres. The river, along with the Daintree...
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- DiamantinaDiamantina RiverThe Diamantina River is a river in south west Queensland and the far north of South Australia. Rising north-west of Longreach in the Swords Range, it flows in a south-westerly direction through central Queensland and the Channel Country to form the Warburton River at its confluence with the...
- DonDon River (Queensland)The Don River is a short river in North Queensland which empties into the Coral Sea near Bowen, Queensland. It is not to be confused to the Don River in Central Queensland which is a tributary of the Fitzroy River....
- DumaresqDumaresq RiverThe Dumaresq River forms part of the border between Queensland and New South Wales. The Severn River is its principal tributary and the Dumaresq in turn is a tributary of the Macintyre River...
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- EdwardEdward River (Queensland)The Edward River is a river in Queensland, Australia.The mouth of the Edward River is located at , on the western shore of Cape York Peninsula, the eastern edge of the Gulf of Carpentaria....
- EndeavourEndeavour RiverThe Endeavour River on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia, was named in 1770 by Lt. James Cook, R.N., after he was forced to beach his ship, HM Bark Endeavour, for repairs in the river mouth, after damaging it on Endeavour Reef...
- Enoggera CreekEnoggera CreekEnoggera Creek is a waterway that rises on the D'Aguilar Range and flows into the Brisbane River. The creek's headwaters form on the southern slopes of Mount Nebo in Brisbane Forest Park....
- Eprapah CreekEprapah CreekEprapah Creek is a sub-tropical stream located in Redland City close to Brisbane in South East Queensland, Australia. The creek flows directly to the Moreton Bay at Victoria Point. It is basically 12.6 km long with about 3.8 km of estuarine zone...
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- FlindersFlinders RiverThe Flinders River is the longest river in Queensland, Australia at about . The river rises in the Burra Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, 110 km northeast of Hughenden and flows in a westerly direction past Hughenden, Richmond and Julia Creek then northwest to the Gulf of Carpentaria...
- FitzroyFitzroy River (Queensland)The Fitzroy River lies in Queensland, Australia. Its catchment covers an area of 142,665 square kilometres, making it the largest river catchment flowing to the eastern coast of Australia. The river is formed by the joining of the Mackenzie and Dawson rivers at Duaringa. The catchment stretches...
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- GeorginaGeorgina RiverThe Georgina River is the north-westernmost of the three major rivers of the Channel Country in western Queensland that flow in extremely wet years into Lake Eyre.-Geography:...
- Gilbert-EinasleighGilbert-Einasleigh RiverThe Gilbert-Einasleigh River is one of the largest river systems in northern Australia. It is located in north-central Queensland, between the Flinders River and the Mitchell River.-Description:...
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- HerbertHerbert RiverThe Herbert River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia. The southernmost of Queensland's wet tropics river systems, it is named after Robert George Wyndham Herbert , the first Premier of Queensland...
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- IsisIsis River (Queensland)The Isis River is a river of the state of Queensland in Australia. It rises east of Childers and flows in an easterly direction where it joins the Gregory River, itself a tributary of the Burrum River....
- Ithaca CreekIthaca CreekIthaca Creek is a waterway in the Enoggera Creek catchment, in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It arises in in the Taylor Range at the Mount Coot-tha forest with two streams, one arising at J C Slaughter Falls, the other and stronger source being Simpson Falls, the western...
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- JardineJardine River National ParkThe Jardine River National Park is a national park Queensland, Australia, 2137 km northwest of Brisbane and about 900 km northwest of Cairns, on the tip of Cape York Peninsula....
- JohnstoneJohnstone RiverThe Johnstone River is a river in North Queensland, Australia. The river has two main branches called the North Johnstone River and the South Johnstone River. The town of Innisfail is the largest settlement in the catchment and is built on the banks of the lower Johnstone River where the two...
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- Kedron BrookKedron BrookKedron Brook is a creek that flows through the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. It starts near the outer suburb of Upper Kedron and flows in an easterly direction...
- KolanKolan RiverThe Kolan River is a short river north of Bundaberg. The catchment area is bounded by the Dawes Range in the north-east, and the Burnett Range in the south-west....
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- LauraLaura River (Queensland)The Laura River is a river in Cook Shire in the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. It starts north of Mount Murray and flows north-west on the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range, shadowed by the Peninsular Development Road from nearby Lakeland...
- Lockyer Creek
- LoganLogan RiverThe Logan River is a river in South East Queensland. The catchment is dominated by urban and agricultural land use. Near the river mouth are mangrove forests and a number of aquaculture farms.-History:...
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- MackenzieMackenzie River (Queensland)The Mackenzie River is a seasonal tributary of the Fitzroy River in Queensland, Australia. It is created by the intersection of the Comet and Nogoa rivers flowing from the Expedition Range in Central Queensland....
- MaranoaMaranoa RiverThe Maranoa River is a large river situated in south west Queensland. The Maranoa passes through Mitchell and flows south towards St George. It is a tributary of the Balonne River which eventually flows into the Darling River , so it contributes to the Murray-Darling Basin.The river rises on the...
- MaroochyMaroochy RiverThe Maroochy River is a river in South East Queensland, Australia. The river rises from the eastern slopes of the Blackall Range and flows east through Eumundi, before entering the sea at Maroochydore...
- MaryMary River (Queensland)The Mary River is a river system in South East Queensland, Australia. The river rises at Booroobin in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, west of Landsborough...
- MerivaleMerivale RiverThe Merivale River is a river in the Maranoa district of southern Queensland. The river flows in a southerly direction and joins the Maranoa River west of Injune after rising on the southern slopes of the Carnarvon Range near Mount Moffatt....
- MitchellMitchell River (Queensland)The Mitchell River is a river in the Far North Queensland region of Australia. The river begins on the Atherton Tableland about northwest of Cairns, and flows about northwest across Cape York Peninsula from Mareeba to the Gulf of Carpentaria....
- Moggill Creek
- MooloolahMooloolah RiverThe Mooloolah River is a river in South East Queensland, Australia. The river rises from the eastern slopes of the Blackall Range and flows east-northeast, similar to the Maroochy River to the north. The mouth of the river is at southern Mooloolaba. The catchment area covers 221 km2.Addlington...
- MoonieMoonie RiverThe Moonie River is a river on the western Darling Downs of Queensland, Australia. The rivers flows in a south western direction into New South Wales to the west of Mungindi and then into the Barwon River. The catchment area has no major towns and is extremely flat...
- MulgraveMulgrave RiverThe Mulgrave River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia. It flows in a northerly direction through Gordonvale and the southern outskirts of Cairns, after rising in the Bellenden Ker Range...
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- NerangNerang RiverThe Nerang River is a river that begins in the McPherson Range in the Gold Coast hinterland and runs through Gold Coast City in South East Queensland, Australia...
- NiveNive River (Queensland)The Nive River is a river in the north-eastern Australian state of Queensland. It rises on the western slopes of Mount Playfair south of the Salvador Rosa section of Carnarvon National Park and flows westwards through Long Waterhole to approximately 15 km east of Tambo. There the Nive River flows...
- NogoaNogoa RiverThe Nogoa River rises on the Carnarvon Range in the Carnarvon National Park in Central Queensland and flows in a north easterly direction. The river ends where it meets the Comet River north of Comet. From this point the river is called the Mackenzie River....
- NormanNorman RiverThe Norman River is a river in Queensland, Australia. The river originates in the Gregory Range 200 km southeast of Croydon, Queensland and flows 420 km northwest to the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is joined by three major tributaries, the Carron, Clara and Yappar Rivers...
- Norman CreekNorman CreekNorman Creek is a small tributary of the Brisbane River. The headwaters of the creek are located on the northern slopes of Toohey Mountain and Mount Gravatt in southern Brisbane.Edmund Lockyer named the waterway Norman Creek in 1825....
- NormanbyNormanby RiverThe Normanby River is a major river in northern Queensland, located on the edge of the Wet Tropics and flowing in a generally north-northwestward direction through seasonally flooded savanna grassland to Princess Charlotte Bay about 150 kilometres from Cooktown....
- NoosaNoosa RiverThe Noosa River is a river situated in South East Queensland. The catchment starts in Wahpoonga Range near Mount Elliot in the coastal Great Sandy National Park and meanders south through a lakes district around Tewantin....
- North PineNorth Pine RiverNorth Pine River flows from the D'Aguilar Range in the Mount Mee State Forest, approximately 50 km north-west of Brisbane, to its convergence with South Pine River at Lawnton, Queensland, Australia.-History:...
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- ParooParoo RiverThe Paroo River is a river in Eastern Australia and is often considered to be major tributary of the Darling River in eastern Australia, although its flow generally dissipates before it reaches the Darling...
- PalmerPalmer RiverThe Palmer River is a river southwest of Cooktown in northeastern Australia. It was the site of a gold rush in the late 19th century which started in 1872. The Palmer River flows west across Cape York to the Gulf of Carpentaria, via the Mitchell River...
- PennefatherPennefather RiverThe Pennefather River in Queensland, Australia, is located on western Cape York Peninsula at . The river is about 11 km long and up to about 2km wide.- External links :**...
- PimpamaPimpama RiverThe Pimpama River is a river situated in South East Queensland, with its catchment located in the northern part of Gold Coast City. It is bounded by the Logan/Albert River catchment to the north, the Coomera River catchment to the south and the Broadwater in the east...
- PinePine River (Queensland)Pine River continues after the convergence of North Pine and South Pine rivers at Lawnton in Queensland, Australia, continuing into Bramble Bay. The Brisway map reference is 440 D10.-Geographical characteristics:...
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- RussellRussell RiverThe Russell River is a short river that passes east of the town of Babinda in Far North Queensland, Australia. The river rises near the highest mountain in Queensland, Mount Bartle Frere, part of the Frances Range in the Wooroonooran National Park...
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- SandoverSandover RiverThe Sandover River is a river in northeast Central Australia. It is the only major tributary of the Georgina River that does not rise in western Queensland. Instead it flows from the eastern Macdonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory northward to enter the Georgina near Urandangi...
- SevernSevern River (Queensland)The Severn River, in Queensland, is a small river that rises in the Sundown National Park which joins the Dumaresq River near the Tenterfield Creek and Glenlyon Dam road. The Dumaresq flows into the Macintyre River...
- South PineSouth Pine RiverSouth Pine River flows from the foothills of Mount Glorious, north-west of Brisbane City, to its convergence with North Pine River at Lawnton, Queensland Australia.On early maps the river was called Eden River...
- StaatenStaaten RiverThe Staaten River is a river in the Cape York Peninsula, Australia that rises more than 200 km to the west of Cairns and empties into the Gulf of Carpentaria. Along the way, its waters overflow into intertwining lagoons that create an enormous wetland sanctuary for a vast array of unique...
- StanleyStanley River (Queensland)The Stanley River in Queensland is the main tributary of the Brisbane River. The Stanley River valley extends roughly 35 km westwards from the area south of Maleny to Kilcoy before veering southwards....
- StuartStuart River (Queensland)Stuart River is a river in Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The river flows into Boondooma Dam and thence on to the Boyne River, a tributary of the Burnett River....
- StyxStyx River (Queensland)The Styx River is a short river in Queensland. It enters the Broad Sound south of the Port of St Lawrence. The river is crossed by both the Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line....
- SusanSusan River (Queensland)The Susan River is a short river that flows in an easterly direction, south of Hervey Bay in Queensland. It is a tributary of the Mary River, joining the Mary River at River Heads in the Great Sandy Strait....
- SuttorSuttor RiverThe Suttor River is a river in Central Queensland, Australia. The Belyando River is its main tributary. The river has its origins in the Leichhardt Range, north west of Glenden.A stone causeway built across the Suttor River in 1876 remains mostly intact today...
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- Tallebudgera CreekTallebudgera CreekTallebudgera Creek is a large creek on the Gold Coast which runs from the Springbrook Plateau in the west through Tallebudgera Valley to the southern slopes of Burleigh Mountain at Burleigh Heads and the Pacific Ocean in the east...
- ThomsonThomson River (Queensland)The Thomson River is situated in western Queensland, Australia, and forms part of the Lake Eyre Basin. The river was named by the explorer, Edmund Kennedy, in the 1840s....
- Tingalpa CreekTingalpa CreekTingalpa Creek is a creek in South East Queensland. It flows along Brisbane's south east boundary with Redland City Council. The waterway serves as important wildlife corridor on the city's fringe. The creek also provides limited kayaking and fishing opportunities.Tingalpa Creek has its headwaters...
- TullyTully RiverThe Tully River is a river situated within the Cassowary Coast Region of North Queensland, named after William Alcock Tully, Queensland Surveyor-General from 1875-89.The Bruce Highway crosses the river south of Tully...
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- Wanggoolba CreekWanggoolba CreekWanggoolba Creek is a fresh water creek on Fraser Island with its source in the Pile Valley and mouth on the Western shores of the island. Wanggoolba Creek at Central Station is a popular tourist destination due to the crystal clear waters flowing over white sand through a rainforest valley. Ferry...
- WarregoWarrego RiverThe Warrego River is situated in south west Queensland and north west New South Wales, Australia. It is the northernmost tributary of the Darling River....
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- Weir
- Wenlock
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New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales lists 439 rivers in the Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. In the following list, where there are duplicated names, the sourceSource (river or stream)
The source or headwaters of a river or stream is the place from which the water in the river or stream originates.-Definition:There is no universally agreed upon definition for determining a stream's source...
Local Government Area (LGA) is identified. In the event of there being two rivers of the same name within the same LGA, the source coordinates for each river is shown.
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- AbercrombieAbercrombie RiverThe Abercrombie River is a river in New South Wales, Australia, flowing from Mount Werong westward to the Wyangala Dam near Cowra. The river is a tributary of the Lachlan, which it joins at Wyangala lake....
- AberfoyleAberfoyle River-References:...
- Abington Creek
- Adelong Creek
- Adjungbilly Creek
- AllynAllyn RiverThe Allyn River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia. It originates in the World Heritage Barrington Tops region, flowing through Antarctic Beech high altitude rainforest. And then through lower altitude sub tropical rainforest including trees such as Red Cedar and Small leaf...
- ApsleyApsley River (New South Wales)The Apsley River is a river on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. The headwaters of the river rise in high country about 11 kilometres west of Tia and approximately 29 km south of Walcha, New South Wales.- Geography :...
- Araluen Creek
- AvonAvon River (Wollongong)The Avon River, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, has its source about 4 km W of Calderwood and flows generally north into the Cordeaux River.This river is in the City of Wollongong Local Government Area and the Camden County, New South Wales....
(source in WollongongCity of WollongongThe City of Wollongong is a Local Government Area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Freeway and the South Coast railway line....
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- Back Creek (source in Richmond Valley LGA)
- Back (source in Cooma-Monaro LGA)
- Back (source in Tamworth RegionalTamworth Regional CouncilTamworth Regional Council is a Local Government Area in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and the Main North railway line.- Incomes :According to the during 2003-04, there:...
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- Bakers Creek
- Balgalal Creek
- BarcoongereBarcoongere River-References:...
- BargoBargo RiverThe Bargo River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia. The Bargo River is a tributary of the Nepean River.-References:...
- Barigan Creek
- Barmedman Creek
- BarnardBarnard River-References:...
- BarringtonBarrington River (Australia)The Barrington River originates within the Barrington Tops National Park, approximately 200 km north of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It is popular with canoers due to its sections of white water and attractive scenery.-References:...
- BarwonBarwon River (New South Wales)The Barwon River flows through New South Wales, virtually as a continuation of the Macintyre River / Border Rivers system, before joining with the Culgoa River to form the Darling River...
- BeardyBeardy RiverThe Beardy River is in northern New South Wales, Australia. It rises west of Deepwater on the New England Highway and flows west and north-west, but south of the Torrington State Forest Area, crossing the Bruxner Highway before its confluence with the Dumaresq River near Maidenhead....
- Beardy WatersBeardy WatersThe Beardy Waters is a river, which is about in length, in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.The Beardy Waters rises near Ben Lomond Mountain south of Glen Innes in the New England region...
- Beaury Creek
- Bedford Creek
- BegaBega River (New South Wales)The Bega River is located in the far South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The river rises in the Kybeyan Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, and discharges into the South Pacific Ocean at the town of Tathra. The river is known as the Bemboka River in its upper reaches and its major...
- Bell
- BellingerBellinger RiverThe Bellinger River is a river on the mid north coast of New South Wales. Clement Hodgkinson was the first person to explore the area in March 1841....
- BelubulaBelubula RiverThe Belubula River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia. It flows from Vittoria State Forest South of Vittoria to its confluence with the Lachlan River, East of Gooloogong....
- BembokaBemboka River-References:...
- BendocBendoc River-References:...
- BermaguiBermagui River-References:...
- Berthong Creek
- Bettowynd Creek
- Bielsdown
- Big BadjaBig Badja River-References:...
- Billabong CreekBillabong CreekBillabong Creek is a creek in the Riverina region in New South Wales, Australia. The creek is part of the Murray-Darling River system. It is held to be the longest creek in New South Wales....
- Bimberamala
- BirrieBirrie River-References:...
- Blackwater Creek
- Blakney Creek
- Bland Creek
- BlicksBlicks River-References:...
- Blue Mountain Creek
- Bluff
- Bobin Creek
- Bobo
- BoganBogan RiverThe Bogan River is an inland river in the central west of New South Wales, Australia.This river rises at Goonumbla, 19 kilometres north-west of Parkes and flows in a generally north-north-westerly direction past Tottenham, Peak Hill and through Nyngan. The Bogan River is about 590 km in length...
- BokharaBokhara RiverThe Bokhara River is a river in Australia and part of the Murray-Darling basin. Forming in south western Queensland, the river passes by the town of Hebel before passing into New South Wales and eventually reaching a confluence with the Barwon River downstream from Brewarrina...
- BolongBolong River-References:...
- BombalaBombala RiverBombala means "meeting of the waters" in the Aboriginal language. The head of the Bombala River is in the Brown Mountain area with other rivers running into it. The one that meets it at Bombala is the Coolumbooka River. The river than meanders along to the Quidong River where it also meets the...
- BoomiBoomi River-References:...
- Boonoo BoonooBoonoo Boonoo River-References:...
- BoorowaBoorowa River-References:...
- Boundary CreekBoundary CreekBoundary Creek is a creek located in the Boundary Country region of British Columbia. The creek is a tributary of the Kettle River. Boundary Creek flows into the Kettle River from the northeast and was the first creek found to be gold bearing in the Boundary Country. It was discovered in 1859 by...
(source at 31°02′54"S 152°35′04"E) - Boundary CreekBoundary CreekBoundary Creek is a creek located in the Boundary Country region of British Columbia. The creek is a tributary of the Kettle River. Boundary Creek flows into the Kettle River from the northeast and was the first creek found to be gold bearing in the Boundary Country. It was discovered in 1859 by...
(source at 30°15′54"S 152°30′04"E) - BowBow River (New South Wales)-References:...
- BowmanBowman River-References:...
- Bowning Creek
- Boyd
- BredboBredbo River-References:...
- BrogoBrogo River-References:...
- Brunswick
- BuckenbowraBuckenbowra RiverThe Buckenbowra River is a tributary of the Clyde River on the southern coast of New South Wales, Australia.The watercourse rises approximately northeast of the village of Monga, flows through a series of heavily wooded gorges and merges with the Clyde around from the town of Batemans...
- Bulla Creek
- Bundock Creek
- Bunnoo
- Burke
- Burkes Creek
- Burns Creek
- Burra Creek (source in PalerangPalerang CouncilThe Palerang Council is a Local Government Area in the Southern Tablelands Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Kings Highway and the Sydney-Canberra railway....
LGA) - Burra Creek (source in GundagaiGundagai Shire CouncilGundagai Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, on the Hume Highway. Gundagai was declared a Municipality in 1889, and Adjungbilly Shire Council created in 1906 to administer the district...
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- Bylong
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- Cadiangullong Creek
- Camden HavenCamden Haven River-References:...
- CampbellsCampbells RiverThe Campbells River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia. It flows from Vulcan State Forest near Mount David to its confluence with the Fish River South of Bathurst where it becomes the Macquarie River....
- Caparra Creek
- CaperteeCapertee River-References:...
- Carole Creek
- CastlereaghCastlereagh RiverThe Castlereagh River is located in the State of New South Wales, Australia. The river rises in the heart of the Warrumbungle mountains and initially flows east through the town of Coonabarabran...
- CataractCataract River (Tenterfield)The Cataract River is a tributary of the Clarence River in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. The headwaters of the river are in the Tenterfield Shire local government area....
(source in TenterfieldTenterfield Shire CouncilTenterfield Shire is a Local Government Area in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia, located along the New England Highway.- Demographics :According to the , there:...
LGA) - CataractCataract River (Wollondilly)The Cataract River is a tributary of the Nepean River, and hence of the Hawkesbury River, in New South Wales, Australia. The headwaters of the river are in the Wollondilly Shire local government area....
(source in Wollondilly LGA) - Cattle Creek
- Cedar Creek
- Cedar Party Creek
- CellsCells River-References:...
- ChandlerChandler River (New South Wales)The Chandler River is a river of New South Wales in Australia. The headwaters of the Chandler River rise on the eastern slopes of the Northern Tablelands about 43 kilometres north-east of Armidale. It is in the Local Government Area of Armidale Dumaresq Shire. The Chandler River, Wollomombi River,...
- Chandlers Creek
- Cheshire Creek
- ChichesterChichester RiverThe Chichester River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is dammed by the Chichester Dam.-References:...
- Christmas Creek
- ClarenceClarence River (New South Wales)The Clarence River is situated in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. The river originates on the watershed that marks the Queensland border. After flowing south and northeast for 394 km it then empties into the Pacific Ocean at Iluka/Yamba. On its journey it passes through the towns of...
- Clouds Creek
- ClydeClyde River (New South Wales)The Clyde River is a river on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. The river was known to Indigenous Australians as the Bhundoo....
- Cobark
- CobrabaldCobrabald RiverThe Cobrabald River is a river on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. The headwaters of the river rise in high country on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range about 3.2 kilometres south east of Branga Swamp and 50 kilometres south of Walcha.It flows generally north...
- CockburnCockburn RiverThe Cockburn River is a river in New South Wales, Australia.The Cockburn River rises near Woolbrook, New South Wales in the southern New England tablelands. It drains the western side of the Great Dividing Range...
- Coldstream
- ColoColo RiverThe Colo River is a river in New South Wales, Australia.The Colo River begins at the confluence of the Wolgan River and the Capertee River, which respectively drain the Wolgan and Capertee Valleys north of Lithgow. The river flows eastwards and then south through a deep gorge in the northern...
- Commissioners Waters
- Congewai Creek
- Connollys Creek
- Cooba Bulga Stream
- CooksCooks RiverThe Cooks River is a 23 kilometre long urban waterway of south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia emptying into Botany Bay. The course of the river has been altered to accommodate various developments along its shore...
- Cooks Vale Creek
- CoolaburragundyCoolaburragundy RiverThe Coolaburragundy River is a river in New South Wales, Australia.The river rises on the south-west slopes of the Liverpool Range, about 15 kilometres north-east of the town of Coolah, New South Wales. One of the head-streams of the river drains Pandoras Pass. Runoff from Coolah Tops National...
- Coolibah Watercourse
- CoolongolookCoolongolook River-References:...
- CoolumbookaCoolumbooka River-References:...
- Cooma Back Creek
- Cooma Creek
- Coopers Creek
- CooplacurripaCooplacurripa RiverThe Cooplacurripa River is a river, approximately 75 kilometres long, on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.It rises at an approximate elevation of 1,260 metres on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range about 3.5 kilometres north-east of Riamukka...
- Coorongooba Creek
- CorangCorang River-References:...
- CordeauxCordeaux RiverThe Cordeaux River is a tributary of the Nepean River, and hence of the Hawkesbury River, in New South Wales, Australia.The headwaters of the river are located on the west slopes of the coastal escarpment some west of Wollongong and the Pacific Ocean. The upper reaches of the river are impounded...
- CorindiCorindi RiverThe Corindi River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia. It flows through the towns of Corindi Beach and Red Rock....
- Cowriga Creek
- Coxs
- Crawford
- CrookwellCrookwell River-References:...
- Crudine
- CudgegongCudgegong RiverThe Cudgegong River is a tributary of the Macquarie River in New South Wales. It rises near Rylstone and flows generally north-west past Mudgee it flows past the edge of Gulgong and then into Lake Burrendong which is created by Burrendong Dam on the Macquarie River. Windamere Dam on the Cudgegong...
- CulgoaCulgoa RiverThe Culgoa River is a continuation of one branch of the Balonne River in southern Queensland and flows south-west to join the Darling River near Bourke, New South Wales. It is named for the Aboriginal word meaning "Running Through". Tributaries of the Culgoa include Nebine, Mungallala and Wallam...
- Cullinga Creek
- Cunningham CreekCunningham CreekCunningham Creek is a creek located in the Cariboo region of British Columbia. The creek was discovered in 1861 by William Cunningham. The creek was mined for gold by European and Chinese Miners....
- Curricabark
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- DarlingDarling RiverThe Darling River is the third longest river in Australia, measuring from its source in northern New South Wales to its confluence with the Murray River at Wentworth, New South Wales. Including its longest contiguous tributaries it is long, making it the longest river system in Australia.The...
- DawsonDawson River (New South Wales)Dawson River is a river in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The river is a tributary of the Manning River, which it meets downstream of Taree.- External links :*...
- DeepwaterDeepwater River-References:...
- DelegateDelegate RiverThe Delegate River is a river in the states of Victoria andNew South Wales, Australia. It is a tributary of the Snowy River.It rises on the northern slopes of the Errinundra Plateau in east Gippsland, Victoria and flows north into New South Wales to join the Snowy Rivernear Delegate....
- Derringullen Creek
- DeuaDeua RiverThe Deua River is the freshwater reaches of the Moruya River, an east coast drainage in southern New South Wales, Australia. The Deua River rises in rugged and thickly forested ranges south of Braidwood...
- DilgryDilgry RiverThe Dilgry River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia. Its headwaters are located in the Mount Royal Range and it joins the Cobark River which then flows into the Barrington River.-References:...
- Dingo Creek
- Doubtful Creek
- DoylesDoyles River (New South Wales)The Doyles River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia.-References:...
- DryDry River (New South Wales)The Dry River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia....
- Du Faur Creek
- Duckmaloi
- DumaresqDumaresq RiverThe Dumaresq River forms part of the border between Queensland and New South Wales. The Severn River is its principal tributary and the Dumaresq in turn is a tributary of the Macintyre River...
- Dungowan Creek
- DykeDyke River-References:...
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- Eden Creek
- EdwardEdward RiverThe Edward River is a river in the south west Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The river is an anabranch of the Murray River, the longest river in Australia....
- EllenboroughEllenborough River-References:...
- Emu Swamp Creek
- EndrickEndrick River-References:...
- Erskine Creek
- EskEsk River, New South WalesThe Esk River is a river in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is a tributary of the Clarence River and is located in the Bundjalung National Park near the coastal fishing village of Iluka...
- EucumbeneEucumbene RiverThe Eucumbene River rises in the northern part of the Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, and flows south. Its flow is blocked by Eucumbene Dam, the largest dam in the Snowy Mountains Scheme...
- Evans Plains Creek
- EvansEvans RiverThe Evans River is a short river in New Zealand's South Island. It arises near Mount O'Shanessy in the Kaimata Range of the Southern Alps and flows north-west and then south-west, joining the Crooked River several kilometres before the latter's outflow into Lake Brunner.The river is on private...
- Ewenmar Creek
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- Felled Timber Creek
- FishFish River (New South Wales)- Rivers :There are two rivers in New South Wales called the Fish River.The Fish River rises on the plateau south east of Oberon, New South Wales, and flows generally to the north-west, becoming the main headwater of the Macquarie River just east of Bathurst, New South Wales. There is a reservoir...
- Flyers Creek
- ForbesForbes River (New South Wales)The Forbes River is a river on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales in Australia. The river rises approximately 800 metres west of Spokes Mountain and flows southwards for about 38 km to its confluence with the Hastings River near Yarras....
- Frenchmans Creek
- Frazers Creek
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- Gara
- Geehi
- GenoaGenoa RiverThe Genoa River is a river in the states of Victoria and New South Wales in Australia.-References:...
- Georges Creek
- GeorgesGeorges RiverThe Georges River is a waterway in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It rises to the south-west of Sydney near the coal mining town of Appin, and then flows north past Campbelltown, roughly parallel to the Main South Railway...
- Glen Fernaigh
- GloucesterGloucester RiverThe Gloucester River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia. It originates in the World Heritage Barrington Tops region, flowing through Antarctic Beech and Southern Sassafras high altitude rainforest. And then through lower altitude sub tropical rainforest including trees such as...
- GoobarragandraGoobarragandra River-References:...
- GoodradigbeeGoodradigbee RiverThe Goodradigbee River is in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. It flows into Burrinjuck Dam and thus is a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River....
- Goorudee Rivulet
- GoulburnGoulburn River (New South Wales)The Goulburn River is a tributary of the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia.The Goulburn River rises east of Mudgee and flows east, joining the Hunter River near the town of Denman. It flows through a rugged and partly settled area, much of which is a national park...
- GroseGrose RiverThe Grose Valley is a rugged valley in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. It has been formed by the Grose River, the headwaters of which are in the Mount Victoria area...
- Growee
- Gungarlin
- Gunningbland Creek
- Guy FawkesGuy Fawkes RiverThe Guy Fawkes River is a river in northern New South Wales, Australia that runs from the south to north along the valley of the Demon Fault Line in the Guy Fawkes River National Park....
- GwydirGwydir RiverThe Gwydir River is a large inland river in the northern part of the Australian state of New South Wales which is part of the Murray-Darling Basin. The river has two main tributaries—the Horton River and the Rocky River...
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- HackingHacking RiverThe Hacking River is a stream in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It rises near the Princes Highway west of Stanwell Tops, and flows through the Royal National Park before emptying into Port Hacking...
- Halls Creek
- Happy Jacks Creek
- HastingsHastings RiverThe Hastings River is a large river on the Mid North Coast of the Australian state of New South Wales that empties into the Tasman Sea, a branch of the South Pacific Ocean, at Port Macquarie....
- HawkesburyHawkesbury RiverThe Hawkesbury River, also known as Deerubbun, is one of the major rivers of the coastal region of New South Wales, Australia. The Hawkesbury River and its tributaries virtually encircle the metropolitan region of Sydney.-Geography:-Course:...
- Henry
- HollandersHollanders River-References:...
- Horsearm Creek
- Horton
- Hunter
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- Imlay Creek
- IngeegoodbeeIngeegoodbee River-References:...
- Isabella
- Isis
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- JacobsJacobs River (New South Wales)-References:...
- Jeir Creek
- Jenolan
- Jerra Jerra Creek
- Jerrabattgulla Creek
- Jerrara Creek
- Jerrawa Creek
- Jooriland
- Jugiong Creek
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- Kalang
- Kanangra Creek
- Kangaroo (source in Clarence Valley LGA)
- Kangaroo (source in Shoalhaven LGA)
- KaruahKaruah RiverThe Karuah River is a major river in the Great Lakes Area of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is fed by numerous creeks and streams on the south side of the Gloucester Tops Ranges which makes up part of the Great Dividing Range....
- Kedumba
- Kerripit
- Kindra Creek
- KowmungKowmung River-References:...
- KruiKrui River-References:...
- Kunderang Brook
- Kybeyan
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- LachlanLachlan River- Course :The river rises in the central highland of New South Wales, part of the Great Dividing Range, 13 km east of Gunning. Its major headwaters, the Carcoar River, the Belubula River and the Abercrombie River converge near the town of Cowra. Minor tributaries include the Morongla Creek...
- Lane CoveLane Cove RiverThe Lane Cove River is a tributary of the Parramatta River, Sydney, Australia. Its lower reaches form an arm of Sydney Harbour.-Description:...
- LansdowneLansdowne River-References:...
- Lee Creek
- Leycester CreekLeycester Creek-References:...
- Little Manning River
- Little Murray
- Little NymboidaLittle Nymboida River-References:...
- Little PlainsLittle Plains River-References:...
- Little (source in Wollondilly LGA)
- Little (source in DubboCity of DubboDubbo is a Local Government Area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The City is traversed by the Mitchell Highway, the Newell Highway, the Golden Highway and the Main Western railway line.The largest population centre is the city of Dubbo...
LGA) - Little (source in OberonOberon CouncilOberon Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. Oberon Shire includes Oberon, Black Springs, Shooters Hill, Edith and O'Connell.- Demographics :According to the , there:...
LGA) - Little (source in Wingecarribee LGA)
- Little Run CreekLittle Run Creek-References:...
- Little WeirLittle Weir River-References:...
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- MacdonaldMacdonald River (Bendemeer)There are two rivers named Macdonald River in New South Wales, Australia. See Macdonald RiverThe Macdonald River in northern New South Wales is the headwater of the Namoi River. It rises east of Niangala on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales...
(source in TamworthTamworth Regional CouncilTamworth Regional Council is a Local Government Area in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and the Main North railway line.- Incomes :According to the during 2003-04, there:...
LGA) - MacdonaldMacdonald River (St Albans)There are two rivers named Macdonald River in New South Wales, Australia. See Macdonald RiverThe Macdonald River is a tributary of the Hawkesbury River. It rises near Putty and flows about 60 kilometers generally south-east to where it joins the Hawkesbury River near Wisemans Ferry.The upper...
(source in SingletonSingleton Shire CouncilSingleton Council is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and CityRail's Hunter line.- Main towns and villages :...
LGA) - MacintyreMacIntyre RiverThe Macintyre River is a river in northern New South Wales, Australia, part of which forms the border with Queensland.The headwaters of the Macintyre River rise west of Guyra and south of Glen Innes on the Northern Tablelands...
- MaclaughlinMaclaughlin River-References:...
- MacleayMacleay RiverThe Macleay River is a major river on the Mid North Coast , Australia.The headwaters of the Macleay River rise as the Gara River on the eastern side of the Northern Tablelands near Armidale and Walcha, New South Wales. From here the Chandler River, Styx River and Apsley Rivers are important...
- MacquarieMacquarie RiverThe Macquarie River is one of the main inland rivers in New South Wales. Its headwaters rise in the central highlands of New South Wales near the town of Oberon. The river travels generally northwest past the towns of Bathurst, Wellington, Dubbo, Narromine, and Warren to the Macquarie Marshes...
- Macquarie RivuletMacquarie RivuletMacquarie Rivulet is a river in New South Wales which is 23 kilometres long. It rises near Robertson, New South Wales and drains the eastern edge of the Southern Highlands plateau and part of the Illawarra escarpment. It flows through Albion Park Rail, then goes into Lake Illawarra and indirectly...
- Mammy Johnsons
- Mangrove CreekMangrove Creek (New South Wales)Mangrove Creek is a tributary of the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales, Australia.Mangrove Creek rises about to the south-west of Mount McQuiod. The headwaters of the creek are impounded by the Mangrove Creek Dam, which forms a major part of the water supply to the New South Wales Central Coast...
- Mann
- ManningManning RiverThe Manning River is a river in the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia that flows through the Manning Valley. It is one of Australia's few large river systems not to be dammed for water supply purposes anywhere along its catchment...
- Maria
- MarylandMaryland River-References:...
- Medway Rivulet
- MehiMehi RiverThe Mehi River is an inland stream in north-western New South Wales which diverts from the Gwydir River, about 21 km east of Moree. From here the river flows generally west, through the town of Moree and then generally west-south-west and westwards to join the Barwon River about 11 km...
- Meroo
- Merrica
- Merriwa
- Middle CreekMiddle Creek (New South Wales)Middle Creek is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia....
- MinnamurraMinnamurra RiverThe Minnamurra River is a river in the Jamberoo and Kiama areas of the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Its drainage area contains much of the Jamberoo Valley surrounded by Stockyard Mountain to the north, Jamberoo Mountain to the west and Noorinan and Saddleback Mountain to the...
- Mirrool Creek
- Mogo Creek
- MoleMole River (New South Wales)The Mole River is a river in northern New South Wales, Australia.The source of the Mole River lies in the Great Dividing Range, between Glen Innes and Tenterfield in the northern part of the New England highlands. The Mole River flows generally to the west and flows into the Dumaresq River...
- MolongloMolonglo RiverThe Molonglo River rises on the western side of the Great Dividing Range of eastern Australia in the state of New South Wales. Its source is on the other side of the mountain range from where the Shoalhaven River rises, in Tallaganda state forest at ~1200 metres altitude...
- Mongarlowe
- Moonan Brook
- Mooney Mooney Creek
- Mooni
- MoppyMoppy River-References:...
- Moredun CreekMoredun Creek-References:...
- MoruyaMoruya RiverThe Moruya River is in southern New South Wales, Australia. Its freshwater reaches are known as the Deua River.The headwaters of the Moruya River rise as the Deua River south of Braidwood...
- MowambaMowamba RiverThe Mowamba River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia.The Mowamba River is a right bank tributary of the Snowy River. This snow melt river enters the Snowy River approximately 2 kilometres downstream of Jindabyne Dam, in the Jinadbyne Gorge...
- Mulga Creek
- Mulla Mulla CreekMulla Mulla CreekMulla Mulla Creek is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia....
- MulwareeMulwaree RiverThe Mulwaree River, also known as Mulwaree Ponds, is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is a tributary of the Wollondilly River....
- MummelMummel River-References:...
- Munmurra
- MurrahMurrah RiverThe Murrah River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia. Also known as Dry River.-References:...
- MurrayMurray RiverThe Murray River is Australia's longest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it...
- Murruin CreekMurruin Creek-References:...
- MurrumbidgeeMurrumbidgee RiverThe Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory . A major tributary of the Murray River, the Murrumbidgee flows in a west-northwesterly direction from the foot of Peppercorn Hill in the Fiery Range of the Snowy Mountains,...
- MyallMyall RiverThe Myall River is a river on the mid-North Coast of the Australian state of New South Wales that empties into Port Stephens, near its mouth with the Tasman Sea.As well as flowing into the Myall Lakes, a number of important settlements exist on the river:...
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- Nadgee
- Nadgigomar CreekNadgigomar Creek-References:...
- NamoiNamoi RiverThe Namoi River is a major tributary of the Darling River in inland New South Wales, Australia.- Course :The headwaters of the Namoi, including the Macdonald River, the Peel River, the Cockburn River and the Manilla River, rise on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range on the Northern...
- Nangahrah CreekNangahrah Creek-References:...
- NarranNarran RiverThe Narran River is a river which spans the Queensland-New South Wales border in Australia. It flows into Narran Lake, near Brewarrina. It is the easterly-most of the branches of the Balonne River that flows to the Barwon River...
- NattaiNattai River-References:...
- NepeanNepean RiverThe Nepean River is a river in the coastal region of New South Wales, Australia.The headwaters of the Nepean River rise near Robertson, about 100 kilometres south of Sydney and about 15 kilometres from the coast. The river flows north in an unpopulated water catchment area into Nepean Dam, which...
- Never Never
- NiemurNiemur River-References:...
- NowendocNowendoc RiverThe Nowendoc River is on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. The headwaters of the river rise about four kilometres east by north of The Black Sugarloaf on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range south of Walcha...
- Nowlands CreekNowlands Creek-References:...
- Nullica
- NumerallaNumeralla RiverThe Numeralla river in New South Wales, Australia, is a diverse ecosystem rich with many different animal species such as the uncommonly seen Wanderer's Kingfisher and the Kiora frog...
- Nunnock
- NymboidaNymboida RiverThe Nymboida River is a river in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales in Australia. The headwaters of the river rise approximately 30 kilometres to the west of Dorrigo in the New England National Park near Barren Mountain....
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- OakyOaky RiverThe Oaky River is a river of the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales in Australia. This river rises below Round Mountain and flows approximately in a mostly south westerly direction to its confluence with the Chandler River. The Ponds Creek is the main tributary of the river...
- ObanOban River-References:...
- O'Briens CreekO'Briens Creek-References:...
- OraraOrara RiverThe Orara River is a significant tributary of the Clarence River, located in northern New South Wales, Australia.The river begins in the hills behind the city of Coffs Harbour and runs in a general north-westerly direction for approximately 100 kilometres to the Clarence River at Eatonsville,...
- Ourimbah Creek
- Oxley
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- PaddysPaddys River-References:...
(source in Wingecarribee LGA) - PaddysPaddys River, New South WalesPaddys River is a locality in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. The locality was previously known as Murrimba. It is south of Canyonleigh....
(source in TumbarumbaTumbarumba Shire CouncilTumbarumba Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, on the upper reaches of the Murray River. It includes the town of Tumbarumba and the small towns of Rosewood, Tooma, Khancoban and Jingellic....
LGA) - Pages Creek
- PagesPages River-References:...
- PambulaPambula River-References:...
- Pappinbarra
- Parma CreekParma Creek-References:...
- ParooParoo RiverThe Paroo River is a river in Eastern Australia and is often considered to be major tributary of the Darling River in eastern Australia, although its flow generally dissipates before it reaches the Darling...
- ParramattaParramatta RiverThe Parramatta River is a waterway in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Parramatta River is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, a branch of Port Jackson, along with the smaller Lane Cove and Duck Rivers....
- PatersonPaterson RiverThe Paterson River, a tributary of the Hunter River, is a significant river in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Its headwaters are in the Barrington Tops National Park and it flows to join the Hunter River between Hinton and Morpeth...
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- Peel (A Section Of)Peel River (New South Wales)The Peel River is a river in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Murray-Darling Basin.The Peel rises on the northern slopes of the Liverpool Range south of the village of Nundle. It flows generally north and west through the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, through Woolomin and...
- PeelPeel River (New South Wales)The Peel River is a river in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Murray-Darling Basin.The Peel rises on the northern slopes of the Liverpool Range south of the village of Nundle. It flows generally north and west through the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, through Woolomin and...
- Peelwood Creek
- PhilsPhils River-References:...
- Pigna BarneyPigna Barney RiverThe Pigna Barney River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia; it was named after Lloyd Pigna-Barney, the first landowner of the area....
- PinchPinch River-References:...
- Pinchgut Creek
- Pipers Creek
- Pudman Creek
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- QueanbeyanQueanbeyan RiverThe Queanbeyan River is a tributary of the Molonglo River and part of Murray-Darling Basin. The river is 70 kilometres in length and the river catchment is 96,000 hectares in size...
- Queen Charlottes Creek
- Queens Pound
- Queensborough
- Quegobla Creek
- Quirindi Creek
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- Ralfes Creek
- Reedy Creek
- Retreat
- RichmondRichmond RiverThe Richmond River is a river in the north-eastern corner of New South Wales, Australia. It runs for approximately 170 km from the foothills of the Border Ranges past the towns of Kyogle, Casino, Coraki, Woodburn, where it turns northward and empties into the Pacific Ocean at Ballina. It has a...
- River Lett
- Rock Flat Creek
- Rocky Ponds Creek
- RockyRocky River (New South Wales)Rocky River is a locality in northern New South Wales, Australia near the town of Uralla on the Northern Tablelands plateau.About two kilometres west of Uralla, was the gold mining area and associated village also called Rocky River. In 1851 W.F. Buchanan and J. Lucas reported to the Maitland...
- Rosewood
- Rouchel Brook
- RousRous RiverThe Rous River is a river in the Northern Rivers region of the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is a tributary of the Tweed River, joining the Tweed at Tumbulgum, northeast of Murwillumbah....
- RowleysRowleys RiverThe Rowleys River is a river which is approximately 75 kilometres long, on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. It rises on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range ap proximately six kilometres south of Yarrowitch and flows southwards along the western boundary of the...
- RufusRufus River-References:...
- Rush Creek
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- SandonSandon River-References:...
- Sandy Creek (source in Bland LGA)
- Sandy Creek (source in CobarCobar Shire CouncilCobar Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is an outback shire based on the mining town of Cobar. It is traversed by the Barrier Highway and the Kidman Way...
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- Sandy Creek (source in Tamworth RegionalTamworth Regional CouncilTamworth Regional Council is a Local Government Area in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and the Main North railway line.- Incomes :According to the during 2003-04, there:...
LGA) - SaraSara River-References:...
- SevernSevern River (New South Wales)The Severn River * is a river in the north of New South Wales, Australia. It rises on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales just north of Glen Innes and is wholly in NSW...
- Sewells Creek
- Shannon Brook
- ShoalhavenShoalhaven RiverThe Shoalhaven River is a river rising from the Southern Tablelands and flowing into the ocean near Nowra on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia.- History :...
- SnowySnowy RiverThe Snowy River is a major river in south-eastern Australia. It originates on the slopes of Mount Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mainland peak, draining the eastern slopes of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, before flowing through the Snowy River National Park in Victoria and emptying into...
- Stewarts Brook
- StewartsStewarts River-References:...
- Strike-a-LightStrike-a-Light RiverThe Strike-a-Light River is a river in the state of New South Wales in Australia. The river was originally known as Strike-A-Light Creek, or Tinderry Creek for part of its length, prior to it being gazetted under its current name in 1969. It originates 3 kilometres south of Jerangle at 1200...
- StyxStyx River (New South Wales)The Styx River is a river in New South Wales, Australia.The Styx River rises in the Snowy Range, a spur of the Great Dividing Range, which forms part of the eastern escarpment of the Northern Tablelands. It starts near the village of Ebor....
- Summer Hill Creek
- Swampy Plain
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- Tabulam RivuletTabulam Rivulet-References:...
- TalbragarTalbragar RiverThe Talbragar River is a river in New South Wales, Australia. It starts on the western side of the Liverpool Range near Cassilis and flows west to join the Macquarie River near Dubbo. The Talbragar does not start in a high rainfall area and is not much of a river at all really. It was first...
- Tallawudjah Creek
- Tallowa Gully
- Tarcutta CreekTarcutta CreekTarcutta Creek is mostly a perennial stream beginning approximately near Batlow and confluence with the Murrumbidgee River approximately southeast of Oura in the Riverina area in New South Wales, Australia.-References:...
- Tarlo
- Tarrion Creek
- Taylors ArmTaylors Arm (New South Wales)Taylors Arm is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia.-References:...
- Telegherry
- Terania Creek
- The Big Warrambool
- The BranchThe Branch RiverThe Branch River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia....
- Thompsons Creek
- ThoneThone River-References:...
- ThredboThredbo RiverThe Thredbo is a river which runs through Thredbo, New South Wales, Australia. Formerly known as the Crackenback River. Feeds into the Snowy River at Lake Jindabyne....
- TiaTia RiverThe Tia River is a river on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. The headwaters of the river rise in high country on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range about south west of Tia. It flows generally north east crossing the Oxley Highway before spilling over the Tia Falls...
- Tilbuster Ponds
- Timbarra
- Tindarey Creek
- Tobins
- TomagaTomaga River-References:...
- TonalliTonalli River-References:...
- Tooloom Creek
- ToomaTooma RiverThe Tooma River is a river in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia.The Tooma River starts near Mount Jagungal in the Snowy Mountains and drains part of the western side of the range...
- Towallum
- TowambaTowamba RiverThe Towamba River is a river running through the Towamba River Valley in the southeast corner of the state of New South Wales in Australia.-References:...
- Trigalong Creek
- TuglowTuglow River-References:...
- TumutTumut RiverThe Tumut River is a river in New South Wales, Australia.The Tumut River rises on the northern face of Mount Jagungal in the Snowy Mountains of southern New South Wales. It flows about 145km before joining the Murrumbidgee River, at Darbalara near the town of Gundagai...
- Turners Creek
- TuronTuron RiverThe Turon River is located in New South Wales. The Turon River is well renowned because it was the site of one of Australia's first alluvial gold rushes. During the gold rush Chinese migrant workers built a Water Race to bring water to mining operations along sections of the Turon River. Many parts...
- TurossTuross River-References:...
- TweedTweed River (New South Wales)The Tweed River is a short river in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. Its drainage basin consists mostly of the erosion caldera of the Tweed Volcano, a huge extinct volcano of which Mount Warning is the volcanic plug...
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- WadbilligaWadbilliga River-References:...
- Wah Way Creek
- WalcrowWalcrow River-References:...
- WallagaraughWallagaraugh RiverThe Wallagaraugh River is a river of the state of New South Wales and Victoria in Australia.-References:...
- WallambaWallamba River-References:...
- WallingatWallingat River-References:...
- Wang WaukWang Wauk River-References:...
- WangatWangat River-References:...
- Warbro Brook
- WardsWards River-References:...
- Warialda Creek
- WarnesWarnes RiverWarnes River is a river on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.The headwaters of the river rise in high country on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range approximately 20 kilometres east of Yarrowitch...
- WarragambaWarragamba RiverThe Warragamba River is a tributary of the Nepean River, and hence of the Hawkesbury River, in New South Wales, Australia. It is best known for being the location of the Warragamba Dam and Lake Burragorang, which form a major part of the water supply to the Sydney region.Prior to the creation of...
- WarregoWarrego RiverThe Warrego River is situated in south west Queensland and north west New South Wales, Australia. It is the northernmost tributary of the Darling River....
- Warrell Creek
- Watagan Creek
- Webbs Creek
- Werong Creek
- Werriberri Creek
- Wheeny Creek
- Wheeo Creek
- Whitbarrow Creek
- White RockWhite Rock RiverThe White Rock River is a river in the South Canterbury area of New Zealand. It rises south of the Mount Nimrod / Kaumira in the Hunter Hills and flows northeast then north to joint the Pareora River. -References:...
- Widden Brook
- Wild Cattle Creek
- WilliamsWilliams River (New South Wales)The Williams River is a river that flows through Dungog, Clarence Town and Seaham in New South Wales, Australia. The river flows generally south east and south for about to its confluence with the Hunter River, just to the west of the Fitzgerald Bridge at Raymond Terrace. Previously it was known...
- Williwa Creek
- WilsonWilson River (New South Wales)The Wilson River is a river in northern New South Wales. It is tributary of the Maria River.-References:...
- WilsonsWilsons River (New South Wales)The Wilsons River is a river in northern New South Wales. It was formerly known as Wilsons Creek and the North Arm of the Richmond River. It flows into the Richmond River proper at Coraki. Wilsons Creek was named after William Wilson, the first settler in Lismore, in the period 1844-5. In 1976 it...
- Winburndale RivuletWinburndale RivuletThe Winburndale Rivulet is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia. It begins at the junction of the Kirkconnell and Mitchells Creeks to the West of Sunny Corner and flows in a westerly direction until it meets the Macquarie River to the East of Killongbutta.It is dammed to the East of...
- WingecarribeeWingecarribee RiverThe Wingecarribee River rises on the heights at Robertson, fictional home of Babe the pig. It flows westwards, away from the sea, across the Southern Highlands plateau, near Bowral and Moss Vale, to Berrima...
- Wog WogWog Wog River-References:...
- WolganWolgan RiverWolgan River is a 40 km long river in east New South Wales, Australia north of Lithgow. It starts near Wolgan Valley at an elevation of 558 m and ends at an elevation of 178 m merging with the Capertee River and forming Colo River...
- WollangambeWollangambe River-References:...
- Wollemi CreekWollemi CreekThe Wollemi Creek is a creek that flows in the Wollemi National Park, New South Wales, Australia.Its beginnings are near the Putty area on the mid NE boundary of Wollemi National Park and it flows roughly from North to South and is completely contained within the National Park, much of it in very...
- Wollombi Brook
- WollomombiWollomombi RiverThe Wollomombi River is a river on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales in Australia. The headwaters of the Wollomombi River rise near the eastern slopes of Chandlers Peak on the Great Dividing Range about 17 kilometres south-east of Guyra...
- WollondillyWollondilly RiverThe Wollondilly River is a perennial river in New South Wales, Australia. It was originally a tributary of the Warragamba River, and hence of the Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers...
- WonboynWonboyn River-References:...
- Wooli Wooli
- Worondi RivuletWorondi Rivulet-References:...
- WoronoraWoronora RiverThe Woronora River flows north from near Helensburgh into the Georges River between Como and Illawong.- Crossings :The river is crossed by high level and low level road bridges and a footbridge in Woronora, New South Wales...
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- Yadboro
- Yancowinna Creek
- Yanda Creek
- Yango Creek
- Yarrabandai Creek
- Yarramanbah Creek
- YarrangobillyYarrangobilly RiverThe Yarrangobilly River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia.It runs through Kosciuszko National Park, originating in the Fiery Range near Peppercorn Hill. From there it generally flows in a south-westerly direction through to the Talingbo Reservoir 40 kilometres away...
- YarrowYarrow River-References:...
- YarrowitchYarrowitch RiverThe Yarrowitch River is a river on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.The headwaters of the river rise in high country on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range about 11 kilometres south west of Yarrowitch. It flows generally north north east crossing the Oxley Highway...
- Yarrunga Creek
- YassYass RiverThe Yass River is a river in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The town of Yass is located on the Yass River a short distance from its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River.There are two competing theories as to the origin of the name Yass...
- Yowaka
- Yowrie
Australian Capital TerritoryAustralian Capital TerritoryThe Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
- CotterCotter RiverThe Cotter River is a fresh water river in the Australian Capital Territory. It is a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River and part of Murray-Darling Basin. The Cotter River is one of two rivers—the Queanbeyan River is the other—that meet the water supply needs of the Canberra and...
- GudgenbyGudgenby RiverThe Gudgenby River is a river in the Australian Capital Territory that flows predominantly through the forests of the Namadgi National Park. The river catchment contains ecologically significant alpine wetlands...
- MolongloMolonglo RiverThe Molonglo River rises on the western side of the Great Dividing Range of eastern Australia in the state of New South Wales. Its source is on the other side of the mountain range from where the Shoalhaven River rises, in Tallaganda state forest at ~1200 metres altitude...
- MurrumbidgeeMurrumbidgee RiverThe Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory . A major tributary of the Murray River, the Murrumbidgee flows in a west-northwesterly direction from the foot of Peppercorn Hill in the Fiery Range of the Snowy Mountains,...
- NaasNaas RiverThe Naas River rises in the southern ranges of the Australian Capital Territory within Namadgi National Park. Its watershed boundary defines the southern border of the A.C.T. with New South Wales. It flows into the Gudgenby River near Tharwa village, to the south of Canberra....
- OrroralOrroral RiverThe Orroral River is a river in the Australian Capital Territory....
- QueanbeyanQueanbeyan RiverThe Queanbeyan River is a tributary of the Molonglo River and part of Murray-Darling Basin. The river is 70 kilometres in length and the river catchment is 96,000 hectares in size...
VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
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- AireAire River (Victoria)The Aire River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges south of Beech Forest and enters Bass Strait through the Great Otway National Park....
- AlbertAlbert River (Victoria)The Albert River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia.The river was named in 1841 by the Gippsland Company after Prince Albert.-References:...
- AngleseaAnglesea RiverThe Anglesea River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges and enters Bass Strait through the town of the same name.The river was named named after Anglesey, an island in Wales.-References:...
- AvocaAvoca RiverThe Avoca River drains a substantial part of Victoria, the southernmost state of mainland Australia. The river rises at the foot of Mount Lonarch in the Central Highlands near the small town of Amphitheatre, and flows north for 270 km through Avoca, Charlton and Quambatook...
- AvonAvon River (Gippsland, Victoria)The Avon River is located in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Along with the Latrobe River and Thomson Rivers, it flows into Lake Wellington, the western most of the Gippsland Lakes. The Avon River rises on the slopes of Mount Wellington in the eastern highlands and flows south to Lake Wellington...
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- BarhamBarham RiverThe Barham River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges and enters Bass Strait at Apollo Bay.Named by surveyor George Smythe, its name is supposed to be from an Aboriginal word Burrum meaning stony river bed....
- BarwonBarwon River (Victoria)The Barwon River rises in the Otway Ranges of Victoria, Australia, runs through Winchelsea and the city of Geelong, where it is joined by the Moorabool River, and enters the sea at Barwon Heads after passing through Lake Connewarre on the Bellarine Peninsula...
- BassBass River (Victoria)The Bass River is a relatively short coastal river located in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The river headwaters are in the Strzelecki Ranges, north of the town of Korumburra, flowing west, then west-southwest before entering Western Port, near the town of Bass.It was...
- BemmBemm RiverThe Bemm River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia. It is formed by the confluence of the Errinundra and Combienbar Rivers and enters Bass Strait via Sydenham Inlet in the Cape Conran Coastal Park near the township of Bemm River....
- BenedoreBenedore RiverThe Benedore River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia.-References:...
- BetkaBetka RiverThe Betka River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia. For part of its length it flows through Croajingolong National Park before entering Bass Strait to the west of Mallacoota. It lends its name to the scarce Betka Bottlebrush which is found in one place along the...
- BigBig River (Victoria)The Big River is a river of Gippsland in eastern Victoria, Australia. It flows from the northern slopes of Falls Creek in the Australian Alps, joining with the Cobungra River near Anglers Rest to form the Mitta Mitta River.-Course:...
- BrodribbBrodribb RiverThe Brodribb River is a river of Gippsland in south-eastern Victoria, Australia. It was named after William Adams Brodribb, an early settler.-Description:...
- BrokenBroken River (Victoria)The Broken River is a minor river in Victoria, Australia that is a part of the larger Murray-Darling Basin. It flows into the Goulburn River near Shepparton...
- BucklandBuckland River (Victoria)The Buckland River is a river in north eastern Victoria, Australia. With its source in the Victorian Alps, it reaches a confluence with the Ovens River immediately downstream from the small town of Porepunkah....
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- BunyipBunyip RiverThe Bunyip River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia to the east of Melbourne. It flows into Western Port. The river formerly flowed into the Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp, the largest wetlands in Victoria, covering an area of 40,000 hectares, before flowing into Western Port.The Bunyip River starts...
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- CalderCalder River (Victoria)The Calder River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Port Campbell National Park in the Otway Ranges on the western side of Cape Otway and joins the Aire River shortly before it enters Bass Strait, via Lake Costin and Lake Craven....
- CampaspeCampaspe RiverThe Campaspe River is a river in Victoria, Australia. It was named by Major Mitchell in 1836 for Campaspe, a mistress of Alexander the Great.The river was known as yalooka by the local aboriginal people of the Rochester area.-Course:...
- CannCann RiverThe Cann River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Bondi Forest in New South Wales and flows south to the Croajingolong National Park before entering Bass Strait via Tamboon Inlet....
- CobungraCobungra RiverThe Cobungra River is a river of Gippsland in eastern Victoria, Australia.The Cobungra River rises below the slopes of the ski resort at Mount Hotham and Mount Loch...
- ColibanColiban RiverThe Coliban River is a river in central Victoria, in Australia. It is a major water supply source for towns and cities in the region.-Course:...
- CumberlandCumberland River (Victoria)The Cumberland River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges and it enters Bass Strait to the east of Cape Otway and to the south of the town of Lorne....
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- DarbyDarby RiverThe Darby River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia. It arises in Wilsons Promontory and enters Bass Strait to the east of it.-References:...
- DargoDargo RiverThe Dargo River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Alpine National Park and flows south to its confluence with the Mitchell River.-References:...
- DelatiteDelatite RiverThe Delatite River is a tributary of the Goulburn River in Australia.The river rises between the ski resort mountains of Mount Stirling and Mount Buller on the Western edge of the Victorian Alps...
- DelegateDelegate RiverThe Delegate River is a river in the states of Victoria andNew South Wales, Australia. It is a tributary of the Snowy River.It rises on the northern slopes of the Errinundra Plateau in east Gippsland, Victoria and flows north into New South Wales to join the Snowy Rivernear Delegate....
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- ElliottElliott RiverThe Elliott is a short river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It lies wholly within Port Campbell National Park in the Otway Ranges and enters Bass Strait to the east of Cape Otway....
- EumerallaEumeralla RiverThe Eumeralla River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is one of two rivers flowing into Lake Yambuk at Yambuk which empties into Bass Strait, the other being the Shaw River. It is sourced from a number of creeks near Macarthur. It lends its name to the Eumeralla Wars, the conflict...
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- FitzroyFitzroy River (Victoria)The Fitzroy River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It begins near the western edge of the Lower Glenelg National Park, flows through Heywood, and enters the Southern Ocean at Tyrendarra....
- FordFord River (Victoria)The Ford River is a short river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges on the western side of Cape Otway and joins the Aire River shortly before it enters Bass Strait through the Port Campbell National Park....
- FranklinFranklin River (Victoria)The Franklin River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia.-References:...
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- GearyGeary RiverThe Geary River is a short river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It lies wholly within Port Campbell National Park in the Otway Ranges and enters Bass Strait to the east of Cape Otway....
- GellibrandGellibrand RiverThe Gellibrand River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges near Beech Forest and enters Bass Strait at Princetown.It was named after Joseph Gellibrand, a solicitor from Van Diemen's Land.-References:...
- GlenelgGlenelg River (Victoria)The Glenelg River is a river in southwestern Victoria and southeastern South Australia in Australia. The river starts in the Grampian Ranges and runs for over 350 kilometres, making it the longest river in south-west Victoria. A short stretch of the lower end winds through South Australia before...
- GoulburnGoulburn River (Victoria)The Goulburn River is a major inland river in Victoria, Australia.The headwaters of the Goulburn River rise in the western end of the Victoria Alps, near Mount Buller. The Eildon Dam creates Lake Eildon, a major storage of water for irrigation...
- GreyGrey River (Victoria)The Grey River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges and enters Bass Strait to the east of Cape Otway....
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- HartlandHartland RiverThe Hartland River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia.-References:...
- HopkinsHopkins RiverThe Hopkins River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It begins near Ararat, and enters Bass Strait at Warrnambool. It is one of two rivers flowing through Warrnambool, the other is the Merri River....
- HowquaHowqua RiverThe Howqua River is a river in south-eastern Australia. It originates on the slopes of Mount Howitt before flowing through the Alpine National Park in Victoria...
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- JamiesonJamieson RiverThe Jamieson River is a inland river in Victoria, Australia. The river rises in Alpine National Park and flows into the Goulburn River at the town of Jamieson. Its tributaries are Jamieson River north branch and Jamieson River south branch....
- JohannaJohanna RiverThe Johanna River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges and enters Bass Strait from the Port Campbell National Park....
- JordanJordan River (Victoria)The Jordan River is a small river in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It is a tributary of the Thomson River. It rises on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range south of Woods Point and flows into northern end of the Thomson Reservoir....
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- KennettKennett RiverThe Kennett River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges and enters Bass Strait to the east of Cape Otway through the locality of the same name....
- KiewaKiewa RiverThe Kiewa River is a major tributary of the Murray River in Australia.The river's headwaters include Victoria's highest mountain, Mount Bogong, and wind their way north-west about 100 kilometres, gradually slowing before joining the Murray east of Albury....
- KingKing River (Victoria)King River is a river in Victoria, a state of Australia. It is a tributary of the Ovens River and ultimately the Murray River on the western slopes of the Australian Alps. The King Valley is a beautiful, cool climate wine grape growing area. It is a river used by kayaking enthusiasts with many...
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- Lang LangLang Lang RiverThe Wang Lang river is a relatively short coastal river located in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The river headwaters are in the Strzelecki Ranges, in the East Poowong valley north of the town of Korumburra, flowing northwest, then west before entering Western Port, near the town of Lang...
- LatrobeLatrobe RiverThe La Trobe River is a river in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It begins in the area between Powelltown and Noojee where it shares a watershed with the Little Yarra River, a tributary of the Yarra River, and has a number of tributaries joining it from the southern slopes of the Baw Baw plateau,...
- LerderdergLerderderg RiverThe Lerderderg River is a river in Victoria, Australia. The river begins in the Lerderderg State Forest and ends when it merges into the Werribee River just out of the town of Bacchus Marsh....
- LittleLittle River (Gippsland)The Little River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia.-References:...
- Little YarraLittle Yarra RiverThe Little Yarra River is a tributary of the Yarra River. It flows from native forests in the Yarra Ranges around Powelltown, passing through rural areas to join the Yarra River below Yarra Junction.-References:...
- Little MurrayLittle Murray River (Victoria)The Little Murray River is a river of the state of Victoria in Australia. It is an anabranch of the Murray River beginning near Fish Point, Victoria and reentering the Murray near Swan Hill...
- LoddonLoddon RiverThe Loddon River is a 392-km long tributary of the Murray River that flows through central and northern Victoria, Australia. The river rises near Trentham and flows by Glenlyon. It then flows generally northward through Guildford and Newstead, 40 km west of Bendigo through the Cairn Curran...
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- MacalisterMacalister RiverThe Macalister River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia.The river was named by explorer Angus McMillan after his then employer, Captain Lachlan Macalister.-References:...
- MaribyrnongMaribyrnong riverThe Maribyrnong River rises about 50 km north of Melbourne, Victoria , near Mount Macedon. It flows generally southward and combines with the Yarra River to flow into Port Phillip....
- MerriMerri RiverThe Merri River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is one of two rivers flowing through Warrnambool to Bass Strait, the other being Hopkins River.Its name is an Aboriginal word meaning rocky.-References:...
- MitchellMitchell River (Victoria)The Mitchell River is the largest unregulated river in Victoria, Australia and provides a unique example of riparian ecology. Tributaries include the Crooked, Dargo, Wentworth, Wonnangatta, and Wongungarra Rivers, which are surrounded by dense native forest on the steep mountains of the Victorian...
- Mitta MittaMitta Mitta RiverThe Mitta Mitta River is a major tributary of the Murray River in Australia and the source of approximately 40% of the Murray's flow.The river's headwaters include Victoria's highest mountain, Mount Bogong, with the Mitta Mitta itself forming at the confluence of the Cobungra River and the Big...
- MooraboolMoorabool RiverThe Moorabool River is a river in Victoria, Australia that runs past several small towns and areas such as Meredith, Anakie, and Staughton Vale...
- MorwellMorwell RiverThe Morwell River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Strzelecki Ranges and flows in a northerly direction close to the townships of Boolarra and Yinnar to Morwell. The lower section of the river has been diverted around open-cut coal mines by channels and...
- MoyneMoyne RiverThe Moyne River is a river in western Victoria, Australia. It flows from the edge of the lava flows west-southwest of Penshurst to Belfast Lough at Port Fairy.The total length of the Moyne River is approximately 82 km....
- MuellerMueller River (Victoria)The Mueller River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia.-References:...
- MurrayMurray RiverThe Murray River is Australia's longest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it...
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- NicholsonNicholson River (Victoria)The Nicholson River is a river in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, lying between the Mitchell and the Tambo Rivers. It has a length of .The river was named by Angus McMillan in 1839 after Charles Nicholson, who represented the Port Phillip District on the NSW Legislative Council and was later...
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- OvensOvens RiverThe Ovens River is a river in the Australian state of Victoria.Hamilton Hume and William Hovell explored the area in 1824, naming the Ovens River...
- O'ShannassyO'Shannassy RiverThe O'Shannassy River is a tributary of the Yarra River. It rises on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, around 80 km East of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
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- PattersonPatterson RiverThe Patterson River is a partly man-made waterway located approximately 35km south-east of Melbourne, Australia in Patterson Lakes, Carrum and Bonbeach....
- ParkerParker RiverThe Parker River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It lies wholly within Port Campbell National Park in the Otway Ranges and enters Bass Strait near Cape Otway....
- PerryPerry River (Victoria)The Perry River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia.The river was named by Count Strzelecki after Captain Perryof the NSW Survey Department in 1840.-References:...
- PlentyPlenty RiverThe Plenty River is a tributary of the Yarra River in Victoria, Australia. Originating in the forested slopes of Mount Disappointment, the Plenty River is the source of Melbourne's first major water supply in the form of the Yan Yean Reservoir....
- PowlettPowlett RiverThe Powlett River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia.The river named after Frederick Powlett, the Commissioner of the Western Port District in 1840.-References:...
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- RedRed River (Victoria)The Red River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia.-References:...
- RubiconRubicon River (Victoria)The Rubicon River is a tributary of the Goulburn River in Victoria Australia.The river rises in the Blue Range east of Buxton and flows North towards Thornton....
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- St GeorgeSt George RiverThe St George River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges and enters Bass Strait to the east of Cape Otway through the town of Lorne....
- ShawShaw River (Victoria)The Shaw River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is one of two rivers flowing into Lake Yambuk at Yambuk which empties into Bass Strait, the other being the Eumeralla River. Its source is to the east of Macarthur....
- SnowySnowy RiverThe Snowy River is a major river in south-eastern Australia. It originates on the slopes of Mount Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mainland peak, draining the eastern slopes of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, before flowing through the Snowy River National Park in Victoria and emptying into...
- Suggan BugganSuggan Buggan RiverThe Suggan Buggan River is located in the Australian Alps. It rises in a wilderness area near the New South Wales / Victorian border before flowing through the locale of Suggan Buggan in the Shire of East Gippsland and flows on to meet the Snowy River in Victoria....
- SurreySurrey RiverThe Surry River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It flows into Portland Bay at Narrawong and is the first river east of the Glenelg River to reach the sea. It was named by Thomas Mitchell on accepting the suggestion of the Henty Brothers....
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- TamboTambo River (Victoria)The Tambo River is a river in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia with a total length in excess of 170 km. It is the longest river in the Tambo and Nicholson Basin, extending from the steep forested southern slopes of the Australian Alps through forest and farmland to the Gippsland...
- TarraTarra River (Victoria)The Tarra River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia.The river was named after Charley Tarra, a Gippsland Company Aboriginal guide.-References:...
- TarwinTarwin RiverThe Tarwin River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia. It enters Venus Bay and thence Bass Strait near the township of Venus Bay.The river was named named from an Aboriginal word darwhin.-References:...
- ThurraThurra RiverThe Thurra River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia. It enters Bass Strait through the Croajingolong National Park.The Thurra River catchment area is managed by the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.-References:...
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- TimbarraTimbarra River (Victoria)The Timbarra River is a river in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It rises on the Nunniong Plains about 30 km east of Omeo in the Great Dividing Range and flows in a convoluted southerly direction to its confluence with the Tambo River about 10 km south-east of Tambo Crossing.-Course:The...
- ThomsonThomson River (Victoria)The Thomson River is a river in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It starts below Newlands at the north western end of the Baw Baw Plateau at an elevation of 972 m, where it shares a watershed with the Yarra River and Tanjil River, and ends at an elevation of 1.55 m merging with the Latrobe River...
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- WallagaraughWallagaraugh RiverThe Wallagaraugh River is a river of the state of New South Wales and Victoria in Australia.-References:...
- WannonWannon RiverWannon River is a river in Victoria, Australia. It is a tributary of the Glenelg River and its total length is approximately from its headwaters in the Grampians north of Dunkeld where it joins with the Glenelg River south of Casterton....
- WattsWatts RiverThe Watts River is a tributary of the Yarra River. It rises on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, north east of Healesville, Victoria, Australia and joins the Yarra River near Healesville...
- WentworthWentworth River (Victoria)The Wentworth River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia. It arises to the east of Dargo and flows south to its confluence with the Mitchell River to the north of the Mitchell River National Park.-References:...
- WerribeeWerribee RiverThe Werribee River is located on the plain west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The headwaters of a tributary, the Lerderderg River, are north of Ballan near Daylesford and it flows across the basalt plain, through the suburb of Werribee to enter Port Phillip. A linear park follows the Werribee...
- WimmeraWimmera RiverThe Wimmera River is a river in Western Victoria, Australia. It begins in the Pyrenees, and flows into Lake Hindmarsh and Lake Albacutya, although in many years flows do not reach these terminal lakes and the river contracts to a series of pools of varying sizes...
- WinganWingan RiverThe Wingan River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia. It enters Bass Strait via Wingan Inlet in the Croajingolong National Park.The river was named from an Aboriginal word wangan meaning reed bed.-References:...
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- WyeWye River (Victoria)The Wye River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges and enters Bass Strait to the east of Cape Otway through the township of the same name....
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- YarraYarra RiverThe Yarra River, originally Birrarung, is a river in east-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established in 1835 and today Greater Melbourne dominates and influences the landscape of its lower reaches...
- YeaYea RiverThe Yea River is a river in central Victoria, Australia. It flows in a northerly direction through the town of Yea before entering the Goulburn River.The river, like the town, is named in honour of Colonel Lacy Walter Yea...
- YeerungYeerung RiverThe Yeerung River is a river of Gippsland in southeastern Victoria, Australia.-References:...
TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
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- CascadeCascade River (Tasmania)The Cascade River is a river in northern Tasmania.The river flooded in April 1929, following unusually heavy rains in northern Tasmania. The Briseis Dam gave way upstream of the town Derby and 14 of the towns residents drowned when the flood waters hit....
- ClydeClyde River (Tasmania)The Clyde River is a river in central Tasmania. The river drains the Clyde River Catchment , an agricultural region of Tasmania. There are two towns in the catchment, Bothwell and Hamilton. There are two water storage dams on the river that make Lake Sorell and Lake Crescent...
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- DerwentDerwent River (Tasmania)The Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia. It was named after the River Derwent, Cumbria by British Commodore John Hayes who explored it in 1793. The name is Brythonic Celtic for "valley thick with oaks"....
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- FranklinFranklin RiverThe Franklin River lies in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park at the mid northern area of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Its source is situated at the western edge of the Central Highlands and it continues west towards the West Coast of Tasmania...
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- GordonGordon RiverThe Gordon River is one of the major rivers of Tasmania, Australia. It rises in the centre of the island at Lake Richmond and flows westward for about 193km where it empties into Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast of Tasmania. Major tributaries include the Serpentine River and the Franklin...
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- HuonHuon RiverThe Huon River is the fourth largest river in Tasmania, Australia. It is 170 km in length, and runs through the fertile Huon Valley. From Scotts Peak Dam at Lake Pedder where it begins, it flows south-east to the Tahune Airwalk, where the Picton River joins, before heading through the rural...
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- KingKing River (Tasmania)- Upper reaches :It rises in the vicinity of the Eldon Range, passes through the West Coast Range between Mount Huxley and Mount Jukes and empties in Macquarie Harbour near Strahan....
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- MacquarieMacquarie River (Tasmania)The Macquarie River in Tasmania rises near Lake Leake, flowing south and then north-west and through the town of Ross before flowing into the South Esk River near Longford. The Elizabeth, Isis and Lake rivers are tributaries....
- MackintoshMackintosh RiverThe Mackintosh River is on the West Coast of Tasmania and flows into the Pieman River. It is north of Tullah.Lake Mackintosh is one of the more substantial hydro man-made lakes on the West Coast....
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- MerseyMersey River (Tasmania)The Mersey River is a river on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. The city of Devonport is situated at the river's mouth on Bass Strait. It is fed by the Dasher and Fisher Rivers....
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- PiemanPieman RiverThe Pieman River is a river on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia. It was dammed with the 122m high Reece Dam in 1986 - creating Lake Pieman.-Name:...
- PipersPipers River, TasmaniaPipers River is a river which flows through northern Tasmania. It starts on Mount Arthur, near Lilydale. It runs through Hollybank Forest, a tourist attraction, before flowing through the outer reaches of Lilydale. It then proceeds through to Karoola, Lower Turners Marsh and then Pipers River town...
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- QueenQueen RiverThe Queen River is a river that flows through Queenstown Tasmania, to the west of the West Coast Range in particular Mount Lyell and Mount Owen....
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- StyxStyx River (Tasmania)The Styx River is a river in the centre of southern Tasmania. The upper reaches of the Styx River are located in the Tasmanian Wilderness, south west of Maydena. The river is a popular destination for river-rafting and canoeing....
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- TamarTamar River (Tasmania)The Tamar River is a 70 kilometre estuarine in northern Tasmania formed by the merging of the North Esk River and South Esk Rivers at Launceston to its mouth at Low Head, north of the second largest settlement George Town and into the Bass Strait...
- North EskNorth Esk RiverThe North Esk River is a river in Tasmania, Australia. It is one of the tributaries of the Tamar River together with the South Esk River. It starts in the Northallerton Valley below Mt Ben Nevis in the states North East joining with the St Patricks River, flowing through Launceston. Launceston's...
- South EskSouth Esk RiverThe South Esk River is the longest river in Tasmania. It starts in the mountains near Fingal flowing through Avoca, Evandale, Longford, Hadspen and finally Launceston. The river is dammed at Trevallyn Dam near Launceston and used for the city's Hydro Electricity scheme...
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South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
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- AngasRiver AngasThe River Angas is a small river rising on the eastern side of the Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia. Its headwaters are near Macclesfield and it flows generally southward through Strathalbyn, emptying into Lake Alexandrina near the town of Milang....
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- BremerBremer River (South Australia)The Bremer River is a river in South Australia that rises on the eastern side of the Mount Lofty Ranges at an altitude of 431 metres and drains into Lake Alexandrina at the lower end of the Murray-Darling Basin...
- BungalaBungala River (South Australia)The Bungala River is a small river that runs north west through the lower Fleurieu Peninsula, in South Australia through primarily agricultural surroundings. The Bungala runs past the town of Yankalilla, and enters the sea near Normanville...
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- FieldField RiverThe Field River is located some 20 kilometres south of Adelaide in South Australia. The catchment area of the Field River includes the Happy Valley Reservoir, part of Main South Road and the Southern Expressway and covers a total area of 55.3 km2...
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- GawlerGawler RiverGawler River, is a confluence of the North Para and South Para Rivers at the South Australian town of Gawler. It is also the name of a suburb, between Gawler and Angle Vale....
- GeorginaGeorgina RiverThe Georgina River is the north-westernmost of the three major rivers of the Channel Country in western Queensland that flow in extremely wet years into Lake Eyre.-Geography:...
- GilbertGilbert River (South Australia)The Gilbert River is a river in the Mid North region of South Australia. It rises near Manoora on the Barrier Highway and flows south through Saddleworth, Riverton, Tarlee then southwest through Stockport and Hamley Bridge. It merges with the Light River just downstream of Hamley Bridge. The Light...
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- MarneMarne River (South Australia)The Marne River is the major tributary from the eastern Mount Lofty Ranges into the Murray River in South Australia. Before 1917, it was called the Rhine River South...
- MurrayMurray RiverThe Murray River is Australia's longest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it...
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- North ParaNorth Para RiverThe North Para River rises from the Barossa Ranges near Eden Valley and flows southwest through thhe Barossa Valley, passing through the towns of Nuriootpa, Tanunda, before merging with the South Para River in Gawler forming the Gawler River....
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- OnkaparingaOnkaparinga RiverThe Onkaparinga River runs from its source between Mount Torrens and Charleston in the Mount Lofty Ranges, and flows south westerly to an estuary at Port Noarlunga. The catchment is over 500 km² in area, and is in part located in the Onkaparinga River National Park.The Onkaparinga River is the...
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- PortPort RiverThe Port River is the western branch of the largest tidal estuary on the eastern side of Gulf St Vincent. It extends inland through the historic Inner Harbour of Port Adelaide, to the constructed salt-water West Lakes in the north-western suburbs of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia...
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- South ParaSouth Para RiverThe South Para River is a river in Australia. It rises in the Mount Lofty Ranges near Mount Crawford and Kersbrook and flows northwest through the Mount Lofty Ranges, passing through the Warren Reservoir and the South Para Reservoir, before merging with the North Para River in Gawler forming the...
- Stun Sail BoomStun Sail Boom RiverThe Stun Sail Boom River is located on the rugged south coast of Kangaroo Island, a large island off the South Australian coast. The southern and western coast of this island is notorious for its shipwrecks as it lies directly on the path of ships that were bound for South Australia in the 19th...
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- TorrensRiver TorrensThe River Torrens is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains and was one of the reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows from its source in the Adelaide Hills near Mount Pleasant, across the Adelaide Plains, past the city centre and empties...
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- WakefieldWakefield RiverThe Wakefield River, is part of an estuary located in South Australia. It is an ephemeral river that usually flows only when there are significant rains. The town of Balaklava is located along the lower reaches of the river....
- WarburtonWarburton RiverWarburton River is a freshwater stream in the far north of South Australia that flows in a south westerly direction and discharges into the eastern side of Lake Eyre. It is one of the state's largest rivers, and is part of the Diamantina catchment...
Western AustraliaWestern AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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- AngoveAngove RiverAngove River or Angove Creek is a river located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia most of the river is found within Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve....
- ArmandaArmanda RiverThe Armanda River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is thought that the river was named in 1887 by the surveyor C W Nyulasy.The headwaters of the Armanda are located North East of Halls Creek below Bob Black Hills...
- ArrowsmithArrowsmith RiverThe Arrowsmith River in the Mid West region of Western Australia.The first European to discover the river was the explorer George Grey in 1839 who named it after the distinguished English geographer John Arrowsmith....
- ArthurArthur River (Western Australia)The Arthur River is located in the south west of Western Australia.The headwaters of the Arthur river is located about 30km North of Wagin in the Arthur River Nature Reserve near the small settlement of Arthur River on Albany Highway....
- AshburtonAshburton River (Western Australia)The Ashburton River is located within the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The river rises approximately 100 km south of Newman and flows in a west north westerly direction until discharging into the Indian Ocean approximately 20 km south west of Onslow. The river crosses the North...
- AvonAvon River (Western Australia)The Avon River is a river in Western Australia. It is a tributary of the Swan River totalling 280 kilometres in length, with a catchment area of 125,000 square kilometres.-Catchment area:...
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- BalgarupBalgarup River (Western Australia)Balgarup River is a river in Western Australia that has its headwaters South East of Kojonup just below Byenup Hill.The river flows is a north westerly direction crossing Albany Highway south of Kojonup then through the town of Muradup and continues in th north west direction until it joins the...
- BannisterBannister RiverBannister River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.The river rises in the East of North Bannister and flows in a southerly direction and dicharging into the Hotham River near Boddington....
- BeaufortBeaufort River (Western Australia)The Beaufort River is a river in the South West of Western Australia.The rivers has its headwaters west of Woodanilling near Melbourne Vale and flows in a westerly direction until it flows into the Arthur River near Duranillin...
- BlackwoodBlackwood RiverThe Blackwood River is a major river and catchment in the South West of Western Australia.The river begins at the junction of Arthur River and Balgarup River near Quelarup and travels in a south westerly direction through the town of Bridgetown then through Nannup until it discharges into the...
- BowBow River (Western Australia)The Bow River is a river in the great southern region of Western Australia, not to be confused with Bow River in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia....
(southern Western Australia) - BowBow River (Kimberley region, Western Australia)Bow River is a 148 km long tributary of the Ord River in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia. The river was named by pastoralist Michael Durack in 1882 after a river in his homeland of County Galway, Ireland....
(northern Western Australia) - BremerBremer River (Western Australia)Bremer River is a river in Western Australia that rises near Jerramungup at the border of the Yilgarn plateau. The river flows in a generally south-easterly direction and the river valley becomes steadily deeper as the river approaches the coast where it has eroded the Pallinup siltstone deposits...
- BrunswickBrunswick River (Western Australia)Brunswick River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.The river rises in the Darling Range then flows south west discharging into the Collie River near Australind....
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- CalderCalder River (Western Australia)The Calder River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.The river rises in the Elizabeth and Catherine Range and flows in a southerly direction eventually veering west along the northern edge of the Munja Aboriginal Reserve and dicharging into the Indian Ocean via Walcott...
- CanningCanning River (Western Australia)The Canning River is a major tributary of the Swan River in south western Western Australia.-Source and route:With headwaters on the Darling Scarp, the Canning meanders through suburbs of Perth on the Swan Coastal Plain, including Cannington, Thornlie, Riverton, Shelley, Rossmoyne and Mount...
- CapelCapel RiverThe Capel River is a river in the South West of Western Australia.The Capel River is the largest in the Geographe catchment and begins at the junction of Capel River North and Capel River South...
- CarbunupCarbunup RiverThe Carbunup River is located in the South West corner of Western Australia. The mouth of the Carbunup River is approximately west of Busselton where the river flows into Geographe Bay....
- ChapmanChapman River (Western Australia)Chapman River is a river in the Mid West region of Western Australia.-Course:The river arises on the Victoria Plateau east of Northampton. It flows in a southerly direction, passing through the town of Nabawa in the Shire of Chapman Valley, and continuing south to about the latitude of Geraldton...
- CharnleyCharnley RiverCharnley River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.The river has its headwaters situated below Rocky Mountain in the Caroline Ranges and flows eastward across the Gardner Plateau and discharges into the Indian Ocean via Walcott Inlet....
- CollieCollie RiverThe Collie River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.The river was named after Dr Alexander Collie who, along with Lt. William Preston, was the first European explorer to find the river in 1829....
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- DaleDale River (Western Australia)Dale River was named after Robert Dale, the first European exlorer to venture into the Darling Ranges in Western Australia in 1829.The Dale river is a tributary of the Avon river, it joins the Avon 10 km west of Beverley near the Avondale Agricultural Research Station.Tributaries of the Dale...
- DandalupDandalup RiverDandalup River is one of the shortest rivers in Western Australia. Nominally located at in the Shire of Murray, it begins at the confluence of the South Dandalup River and the North Dandalup River north of Pinjarra, and flows for just four kilometres before emptying into the Murray River....
- De GreyDe Grey RiverThe De Grey River is a river located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.The river rises South of Callawa at the confluence of the Oakover and the Nullagine rivers and flows in a west north westerly direction eventually discharging into the Indian Ocean via Breaker Inlet about 80 km North...
- DeepDeep River (Western Australia)Deep River is a river located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.The river is under tidal influence for the last of its length.Although generally shallow the Deep River has depths of up to in places....
- DenmarkDenmark RiverThe Denmark River is located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.The river rises near Pardelup and meanders in a southerly direction until it flows through Denmark into Wilson Inlet ....
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- FitzgeraldFitzgerald River (Western Australia)The Fitzgerald River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.Surveyor General John Septimus Roe discovered and named the river during expeditions in the area in 1848 after the governor of Western Australia of the day, Charles Fitzgerald....
- FitzroyFitzroy River (Western Australia)The Fitzroy River is located in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia.-Discovery:The Fitzroy River was discovered by the West in 1837 by George Grey in the H.M.S. Beagle. The river was subsequently named by Lt J L Stokes on 26/2/1838 after Captain Robert FitzRoy R.N...
- FortescueFortescue RiverThe Fortescue River is an ephemeral river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is the third longest river in the state.The river rises near Deadman Hill in the Ophthalmia Range about 30 km South of Newman. The river flows in a Northerly direction parallel with the Great Northern...
- FranklandFrankland RiverThe Frankland River is a river in the great southern region of Western Australia. The Frankland River is the largest river by volume in the region and the eighth largest in the state....
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- GairdnerGairdner RiverGairdner River is a river located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. There is another Gairdner River in Western Australia, located in the Kimberley region....
- GascoyneGascoyne RiverAt 760 km, the Gascoyne River is the longest river in Western Australia.The river rises below Wilgoona Hill in the Robinson Ranges west of the Gibson Desert and it flows into Shark Bay and the Indian Ocean at Carnarvon....
- GlenelgGlenelg River (Western Australia)The Glenelg River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.The headwaters of the river rise in the Elizabeth and Catherine Range then flow in a north-westerly direction past the Whately Range and discharge into Maitland Bay then through George Water, into Doubtful Bay and finally the...
- GreenoughGreenough RiverThe Greenough River is a river in the Mid West region of Western Australia.-Course:Nominally located at , Greenough River has its headwaters near Woojalong Hills on the Yilgarn Plateau. It runs in a south westerly direction through deep valleys for approximately , passing through the Waterloo...
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- HayHay River (Western Australia)The Hay River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.The river is part of the Denmark catchment along with the Denmark River and the Sleeman-Cuppup River...
- HarveyHarvey RiverThe Harvey River is a river in Western Australia and is the southernmost of the three major waterways which drain into the Peel-Harvey Estuary, with its delta in the southern extreme of the Harvey Estuary. It is about 90 km in length, rising near Mount Keats...
- HelenaHelena RiverThe Helena River is a tributary of the Swan River in Western Australia. The river rises in country east of Mount Dale and moves to the north west to Mundaring Weir, where it is dammed...
- HillHill River (Western Australia)Hill River is a river and town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Hill River had a population of 134.The headwaters of the river below Dinner Hill approximately East of Badgingarra then flows in a westerly direction crossing the Brand Highway just North of...
- HothamHotham RiverThe Hotham River is one of the major tributaries of the Murray River in Western Australia. It is about 160km long in total with its upper reaches being the Hotham River North, which begins in the Dutarning Range and joins the Hotham at its crossing of the Great Southern Highway near Popanyinning...
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- KalganKalgan RiverThe Kalgan River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.The mouth of the river is found at coordinates 34°57'3.13"S 117°58'41.41"E.- Geography :The river is long and, along with the King River, drains into Oyster Harbour...
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- LennardLennard RiverLennard River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.The river rises below the King Leopold Ranges and flows in a westerly direction through the Lennard River Gorge and the Windjana Gorge before merging with the Meda River....
- LortLort RiverLort River is a river located in the Goldfields-Esperance region and the Eastern Mallee sub-region of Western Australia.The headwaters of the Lort River begin in the Peak Charles National Park and its surrounding vacant Crown land...
- LyonsLyons RiverThe Lyons River is a river in the Gascoyne of Western Australia.The headwaters of the Lyons rise just west of the Teano Range and flows South West until it merges with the Gascoyne River of which it is a tributary...
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- MooreMoore River (Western Australia)Moore River is a river in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia.The headwaters of the river near Walebing and flow westerly before joining with the Moore river East near Mogumber then flow in a Westerly direction...
- MurchisonMurchison River (Western Australia)The Murchison River is the second longest river in Western Australia. It flows for about from the southern edge of the Robinson Ranges to the Indian Ocean at Kalbarri. It has a mean annual flow of about 200 million cubic metres.-Course:...
- MurrayMurray River (Western Australia)The Murray River is a river in the southwest of Western Australia which played a significant part in the expansion of Aboriginal settlement in the area south of Perth after the arrival of British settlers at the Swan River Colony in 1829....
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- NambungNambung RiverNambung River is a river in the wheatbelt region of Western Australia.The river lies between the town of Leeman and the Brand Highway.The river is in the main a dry creek bed, it enters a limestone cave known as Stockyard Cave at approximately and continues underground to the Indian Ocean.The...
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- OrdOrd RiverThe Ord River is a 320-kilometre-long river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It was named in honour of Harry Ord, Governor of Western Australia from 1877 to 1880....
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- SerpentineSerpentine River (Western Australia)The Serpentine River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.The river rises in the Darling Scarp below Bowerling Hill and flows westward crossing Albany Highway North of North Bannister. The river continues North West through the Youarling State Forest then the Serpentine National...
- South DandalupSouth Dandalup RiverSouth Dandalup River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.The river rises at White Horse Hills North of Boddington and flows in westerly direction....
- SwanSwan River (Western Australia)The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. Its lower reaches are relatively wide and deep, with few constrictions, while the upper reaches are usually quite narrow and shallow....
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- WalpoleWalpole RiverThe Walpole River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The river was discovered by Captain Thomas Bannister in 1831 and named by Governor James Stirling after Captain W Walpole....
- WaychinicupWaychinicup RiverThe Waychinicup River is located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river are located near the town of Manypeaks along the South Coast Highway, with an elevation of approximately above sea level and flows in a generally southerly direction through the Mount...
- WilliamsWilliams River (Western Australia)The Williams River is one of the two major tributaries of the Murray River in Western Australia, the other being the Hotham River.It starts between Williams and Narrogin and flows in a general westerly direction before it joins the Hotham River to become the Murray River near Mount Saddleback.The...
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- YuleYule RiverThe Yule River is an ephemeral river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.The headwaters of the river rise in the Abydos Plain between the Chichester Range and the Mungaroona Range in the Scientific Reserve then flow in a north westerly direction crossing the North West Coastal Highway...
Northern TerritoryNorthern TerritoryThe Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
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- AdelaideAdelaide RiverAdelaide River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia. It starts in Litchfield National Park and flows generally northwards to Clarence Strait, being crossed by both the Stuart Highway and the Arnhem Highway...
- Alligator Rivers
- East Alligator
- South Alligator
- West Alligator
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- Daly
- DouglasDouglas RiverThe Douglas River is a river of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Its source is high in the Southern Alps, five kilometres south of Mount Sefton, and its upper reaches are fed by water from the Douglas Glacier, New Zealand. It flows west for 18 kilometres, joined by runoff from the...
- DryDry River (Northern Territory)The Dry River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a tributary of the King River which eventually flows into the Timor Sea....
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- FinkeFinke RiverThe Finke River is one of the largest rivers in central Australia. Its source is in the Northern Territory's MacDonnell Ranges, and the name Finke River is first applied at the confluence of the Davenport and Ormiston Creeks, just north of Glen Helen. From here the river meanders for approximately...
- FishFish River (Northern Territory)The Fish River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a tributary of the Daly River which ultimately flows into the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf which is part of the Timor Sea....
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- JohnsonJohnson River-See also:*List of rivers of Minnesota-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota...
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- KatherineKatherine RiverKatherine River is located in the Northern Territory, Australia. Its headwaters are in Nitmiluk National Park, it flows through the town of Katherine, and is a major tributary of the Daly River....
- KingKing River (Northern Territory)The King River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a tributary of the Daly River which ultimately flows into the Timor Sea.The Dry River is a tributary of the King River....
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- McArthurMcArthur RiverThe McArthur River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia which flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria at Port McArthur, opposite the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands. The river was named by Ludwig Leichhardt while he explored the area in 1845...
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- Palmer (Northern Territory)
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- RoperRoper RiverThe Roper River is one of the largest rivers in the Northern Territory, Australia, extending east for over 500 km to meet the sea in Limmen Bight on the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is navigable for about 145 km, until the tidal limit at Roper Bar, and forms the southern boundary of the region...
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- SandoverSandover RiverThe Sandover River is a river in northeast Central Australia. It is the only major tributary of the Georgina River that does not rise in western Queensland. Instead it flows from the eastern Macdonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory northward to enter the Georgina near Urandangi...
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- ToddTodd RiverThe Todd River is an ephemeral river in the southern Northern Territory, central Australia. The origins of the Todd River begin in the MacDonnell Ranges, where it flows past the Telegraph Station, almost through the center of Alice Springs, through Heavitree Gap at the southern end of Alice Springs...
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- Victoria
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- Wildman
See also
- List of rivers
- List of valleys of Australia
- List of watercourses in the Australian Capital Territory
- List of watercourses in Western Australia
- Rivers of New South WalesRivers of New South WalesThis page discusses the rivers and hydrography of the State of New South Wales, Australia.The principal topographic feature of New South Wales is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from north to south roughly parallel to the coast of the Tasman...
for details of rivers in New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
- List of rivers in New South Wales (A-K) - Detailed listing of New South Wales rivers showing previous names and sourceSource (river or stream)The source or headwaters of a river or stream is the place from which the water in the river or stream originates.-Definition:There is no universally agreed upon definition for determining a stream's source...
locations for each river. - List of rivers in New South Wales (L-Z) - Detailed listing of New South Wales rivers showing previous names and sourceSource (river or stream)The source or headwaters of a river or stream is the place from which the water in the river or stream originates.-Definition:There is no universally agreed upon definition for determining a stream's source...
locations for each river.
- List of rivers in New South Wales (A-K) - Detailed listing of New South Wales rivers showing previous names and source