Meroo River, also called Meroo Creek,
[ a ]watercourse
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that is part of the Macquarie Macquarie may refer to: People
* Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of the British colony of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821.
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catchment within the Murray–Darling basin
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, is located in the central western district of New South Wales
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, Australia
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The river rises on the western slopes of the Capertee Valley
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, near Triangle Swamp, and flows generally north, west, and north-west, joined by three minor tributaries
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, before reaching its confluence
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with the Cudgegong River
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The river rises of the western slopes of the ...
, where it is impounded as Lake Burrendong
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; descending over its course
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See also
* Rivers of New South Wales
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* List of rivers of Australia
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Longest rivers nationally
Longest river by state or territory
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References
Rivers of New South Wales
Murray-Darling basin
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