Duckmaloi River, a

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that is part of the Macquarie catchment within the

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, is located in the

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region of

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, Australia. The Duckmaloi River rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range east of

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, and flows generally to the north and then east, where it forms its confluence with the Fish River near

Oberon Oberon () is a king of the fairies in medieval and Renaissance literature. He is best known as a character in William Shakespeare's play ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', in which he is King of the Fairies and spouse of Titania, Queen of the Fairi ...

; dropping over the course of its length. A small

weir A weir or low head dam is a barrier across the width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in the height of the river level. Weirs are also used to control the flow of water for outlets of l ...

on the river, called the Duckmaloi Weir, forms part of the Fish River Water Supply Scheme and was constructed during 1963. The Scheme supplies water to Oberon and Lithgow Councils and the

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for town water supplies, as well as

Wallerawang Wallerawang is a small township in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately northwest of Lithgow, New South Wales, Lithgow adjacent to the Great Western Highway. It is also located on the Main Western ra ...

and

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power stations owned by

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for power generation purposes. The waters surrounding the weir are a site for a large

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colony.

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