List of rivers of Australia
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This is a list of rivers 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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Longest rivers nationally [edit]
In September 2008, Australia's longest rivers were:[1]
- Murray River – 2,375 kilometres (1,476 mi)
- Murrumbidgee River – 1,485 kilometres (923 mi)
- Darling River – 1,472 kilometres (915 mi)
- Lachlan River – 1,339 kilometres (832 mi)
- Cooper Creek – 1,113 kilometres (692 mi)
- Flinders River – 1,004 kilometres (624 mi)
- Diamantina River – 942 kilometres (585 mi)
Longest rivers by state or territory [edit]
Australian Capital Territory
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria The longest rivers in Victoria are:[2]
- Goulburn River - 563 kilometres (350 mi)
- Glenelg River - 454 kilometres (282 mi)
- Loddon River - 392 kilometres (244 mi)
- Mount Emu Creek - 305 kilometres (190 mi)
- Wimmera River - 290 kilometres (180 mi)
- Hopkins River - 280 kilometres (170 mi)
- Avoca River - 269 kilometres (167 mi)
- La Trobe River - 250 kilometres (160 mi)
- Mitchell River - 250 kilometres (160 mi)
- Campaspe River - 245 kilometres (152 mi)
- Yarra River - 245 kilometres (152 mi)
- Wannon River - 233 kilometres (145 mi)
- Ovens River - 227 kilometres (141 mi)
- Broken Creek - 224 kilometres (139 mi)
- Mitta Mitta River - 219 kilometres (136 mi)
- Thomson River - 208 kilometres (129 mi)
- Macalister River - 201 kilometres (125 mi)
- Tambo River - 198 kilometres (123 mi)
- Broken River - 192 kilometres (119 mi)
- Barwon River - 187 kilometres (116 mi)
- Maribyrnong River - 182 kilometres (113 mi)
Western Australia The longest rivers in Western Australia are:
- Gascoyne River - 865 kilometres (537 mi)
- Murchison River - 820 kilometres (510 mi)
- Fortescue River - 760 kilometres (470 mi)
- Fitzroy River - 733 kilometres (455 mi)
- Ashburton - 680 kilometres (420 mi)
- Ord River - 613 kilometres (381 mi)
- De Grey River Oakover River - 569 kilometres (354 mi)
- Drysdale River - 432 kilometres (268 mi)
- Margaret River - 335 kilometres (208 mi)
- Blackwood River - 300 kilometres (190 mi)
- Avon River - 280 kilometres (170 mi)
Rivers by state or territory [edit]
Queensland [edit]
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New South Wales [edit]
The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales lists 439 rivers in the Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW.[8] In the following list, where there are duplicated names, the 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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See also [edit]
- 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 Wales for details of rivers in New South Wales
- List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K) – Detailed listing of New South Wales rivers showing previous names and source locations for each river.
- List of rivers of New South Wales (L-Z) – Detailed listing of New South Wales rivers showing previous names and source locations for each river.
References [edit]
- ^ "(Australia's) Longest Rivers". Geoscience Australia. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ Victoria Inland Waters Report. Government of Victoria. 1988.
- ^ a b "Surface Water Management Area: Bowen / Broken". Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (Australia). Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- ^ "Bowen River". Water management. Department of Natural Resources and Water. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- ^ "Dee River". Water management. Department of Natural Resources and Water. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- ^ "Jardine River National Park, Heathlands and Jardine River Resources Reserves". The State of Queensland (Environmental Protection Agency). Retrieved 18 May 2008.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Diamantina River". Diamantina Shire Council. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- ^ "List of placenames ASSIGNED as RIVERs". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- ^ "Geographical Names Register Extract: Peel River (A Section Of)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ "Geographical Names Register Extract: Peel River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ "Fortesque River at Roy Hill Station, 1926". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Douglas River / Daly River Esplanade Conservation Area". Northern Territory Department of Natural Resources, Environment and The Arts. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- ^ "Latest Weather Observations for Douglas River". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- ^ "A remote fully guided barramundi fishing lodge 30 minutes from Darwin". Melville Island Lodge. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- ^ "New Bridge Over The Palmer River". Northern Territory Government. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- ^ "Search Results – Wildman River". Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (Australia). Retrieved 18 May 2008.
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