Beardy River, a

perennial river A perennial stream is a stream that has continuous flow of surface water throughout the year in at least parts of its catchment during seasons of normal rainfall, Water Supply Paper 494. as opposed to one whose flow is intermittent. In the abse ...

that is part of the

Murray–Darling basin The Murray–Darling basin is a large geographical area in the interior of southeastern Australia, encompassing the drainage basin of the tributaries of the Murray River, Australia's longest river, and the Darling River, a right tributary of ...

, is located in the

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region of

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, Australia.

Course

The river rises north–north–west of Deepwater and flows south–west, west–north–west and then north–north-west, before its confluence with the

Dumaresq River The Dumaresq River ; ( Indigenous Bigambul: ''Karaula'') a perennial stream of the Macintyre catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes regions of New South Wales and the Darling D ...

, about south–east of Bonshaw. The river generally runs south of

Torrington State Recreation Area Torrington may refer to: People * Arthur Torrington, Guyanese-born co-founder of the Windrush Foundation and the Equiano Society * Jeff Torrington, Scottish writer * John Torrington, English explorer and Royal Navy stoker * George Byng, 1st Viscou ...

, descending over its course.

Wildlife in Beardy River region

The Beardy River region, particularly the Beardy River Hill Catchment Management Authority sub-region, is rich in rare flora and fauna. Endangered plants such as the MacNutt's wattle,

velvet wattle ''Acacia fulva'', known colloquially as velvet wattle or soft wattle, is a species of ''Acacia'' native to eastern Australia. ''Acacia fulva'' grows as a shrub or tree, ranging anywhere from 1.5 to 15 m in height. Young trees have smooth grey-gr ...

and Torrington pea have been found here. The area is also home to endangered birds such as the

glossy black-cockatoo The glossy black cockatoo (''Calyptorhynchus lathami''), is the smallest member of the subfamily Calyptorhynchinae found in eastern Australia. Adult glossy black cockatoos may reach in length. They are sexually dimorphic. Males are blackish bro ...

, brown treecreeper,

swift parrot The swift parrot (''Lathamus discolor'') is a species of broad-tailed parrot, found only in southeastern Australia. The species breeds in Tasmania during the summer and migrates north to south eastern mainland Australia from Griffith- Warialda ...

, square-tailed kite and

barking owl The barking owl (''Ninox connivens''), also known as the winking owl, is a nocturnal bird species native to mainland Australia and parts of New Guinea and the Moluccas. They are a medium-sized brown owl and have a characteristic voice with ca ...

. The area also has a few marsupials, including the spotted-tailed quoll, squirrel glider and koala.

Gallery

File:Glossy black cockatoo male kobble08.JPG, A male

. File:Barking Owl.jpg, The

, a resident of central Queensland, Australia File:Brown Treecreeper.jpg, A brown treecreeper

References

External links

{{coord, 29, 19, S, 151, 30, E, display=title, region:AU_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki Tributaries of the Darling River