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, 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

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. The two main categories of rivers in New South Wales, are those that rise in the Great Dividing Range and flow eastwards to the sea, the Coastal NSW Rivers; and those that rise on the other side of the crest of the range and flow westward, the Inland NSW Rivers. Most of the inland rivers eventually combine into the Murray-Darling network of rivers, which drains to the sea in

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Major rivers

The following rivers are the longest river systems, by length.

Coastal rivers

Due to the relatively close proximity of the Great Dividing Range to the eastern coast of New South Wales, in general, the coastal rivers are short, navigable only in their lowest reaches, if at all, and subject to flooding in periods of high rainfall. The inland rivers have little water, are also subject to flooding, and their limited resources are extensively used for irrigation in the more arid inland agricultural districts of the State. On all of the significant inland rivers, large

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, and in some cases, to generate hydro-power. For administrative purposes, the rivers are generally grouped into four major catchments defined by their

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, and then a series of sub-catchments. The following is a list of the coastal rivers in New South Wales, in order from north to south, grouped according to catchment and sub-catchments, from mouth to upper reaches, organised by tributary:

Northern Rivers catchment

Richmond River The Richmond River is a river situated in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features The river rises at the northern end of the Richmond Range, near its junction with the McPherson Range, on the Queensl ...

*** Bungawalbin Creek *** Wilsons River **** Coopers Creek (designated as a river) **** Leycester Creek (designated as a river) ***** Back Creek (designated as a river) *** Eden Creek (designated as a river) *** Sandy Creek (designated as a river) *** Shannon Brook (designated as a river)

Clarence River sub-catchment

* Coral Sea ** Clarence River *** Mann River ****

Nymboida River The Nymboida River, a perennial stream of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features The Nymboida River rises in the northern foothills of the Barren Mountain, on t ...

***** Boundary Creek (Nymboida) (designated as a river) ***** Blicks River *****

Glen Fernaigh River Glen Fernaigh River, a perennial river of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Glen Fernaigh River rises on the Dorrigo Plateau within the Great Dividing Range ...

****** Boundary Creek (Glen Fernaigh) (designated as a river) ***** Clouds Creek (designated as a river) ***** Boyd River ****** Sara River ******* Oban River ******* Nowlands Creek (designated as a river) ****** Guy Fawkes River ******* Aberfoyle River ****** Chandlers Creek (designated as a river) ***** Little Murray River ***** Bielsdown River ***** Little Nymboida River ****** Bobo River **** Henry River **** Yarrow River ***

Tooloom Creek The Tooloom Creek, a perennial stream of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers region in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Location and features Formed by the confluence of the Lindsay and Grahams creeks, the Too ...

(designated as a river) **** Beaury Creek (designated as a river) *** Cataract River ***

Coldstream River Coldstream River, a watercourse of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Coldstream River rises below Glenugie Peak, near Brown Knob Trignometric Station and f ...

*** Timbarra River ***

Orara River Orara River, a perennial stream of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Orara River rises on the eastern slopes of the Dorrigo Plateau, Great Dividing Range, ...

**** Urumbilum River **** Kangaroo River *****

Towallum River Towallum River, a perennial river of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Towallum River rises on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range near Moleton, north ...

*** Esk River **

Corindi River Corindi River, an open mature wave dominated barrier estuary, is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Corindi River rises below Knobbys Lookout, in hilly country located to the west of Woolgoo ...

** Maryland River *** Boonoo Boonoo River ** Sandon River ** Wooli Wooli River *** Barcoongere River

Bellinger River sub-catchment

Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea ( Māori: ''Te Tai-o-Rēhua'', ) is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand. It measures about across and about from north to south. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer ...

** Bellinger River ***

Never Never River Never Never River, a perennial stream of the Bellinger River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Never Never River rises on the eastern slopes of the Dorrigo Plateau, near Tallo ...

*** Rosewood River **

Kalang River The Kallang River (, ms, Sungei Kallang) is the longest river in Singapore, flowing for 10 kilometers. from the Lower Peirce Reservoir (originally named "Kallang River Reservoir") to the Kallang Basin. It originates in the planning ...

Nambucca-Macleay River sub-catchment

Nambucca River The Nambucca River is a river located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Nambucca River rises below Killiekrankie Mountain on the Dorrigo Plateau, part of the Great Dividing Range, and flows general ...

*** Taylors Arm (designated as a river) **

Macleay River The Macleay River is a river that spans the Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast districts of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Formed by the confluence of the Gara River, Salisbury Waters and Bakers Creek, the Macleay River r ...

*** Apsley River **** Tia River **** Yarrowitch River *****

Warnes River Warnes River, a perennial stream of the Macleay River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Warnes River rises below Mount Werrikimbe, on the eastern slopes of the Great Div ...

*** Chandler River **** Oaky River **** Styx River **** Wollomombi River *** Dyke River *** Gara River **** Commissioners Waters (designated as a river) *** Georges Creek (designated as a river) *** Blue Mountain Creek (designated as a river) *** Christmas Creek (designated as a river) *** Kunderang Brook (designated as a river)

Hastings River sub-catchment

** Hastings River *** Forbes River *** Pappinbarra River *** Tobins River *** Thone River *** Ellenborough River **** Doyles River *** Maria River **** Wilson River ** Camden Haven River

Hunter and Central Rivers catchment

Manning River sub-catchment

Manning River Manning River (Biripi: ''Boolumbahtee''), an open and trained mature wave dominated barrier estuary, is located in the Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast districts of New South Wales, Australia. It is the only double delta river in the ...

*** Pigna Barney River *** Barnard River **** Back River **** Myall River **** Curricabark River *** Nowendoc River **** Cooplacurripa River ***** Mummel River ***** Walcrow River **** Rowleys River ***** Burns Creek (designated as a river) ***** Cells River *** Connollys Creek (designated as a river) *** Dingo Creek (designated as a river) **** Bobin Creek (designated as a river) **** Caparra Creek (designated as a river) *** Cedar Party Creek (designated as a river) *** Dawson River *** Lansdowne River *** Gloucester River **** Barrington River ***** Cobark River ****** Dilgry River ***** Moppy River ***** Kerripit River **** Bowman River **** Avon River

Great Lakes sub-catchment

Coolongolook River Coolongolook River, a Perennial stream, watercourse of the Mid-Coast Council system, is located in the Mid North Coast district of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Coolongolook River rises on the northern slopes below Mount Chapm ...

*** Wallamba River *** Wallingat River *** Wang Wauk River **

Karuah River Karuah River, an open semi-mature tide dominated drowned valley estuary is located in the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Karuah River rises on the southeastern slopes of Gloucester Tops ...

*** Mammy Johnsons River **** Wards River *** The Branch River *** Telegherry River ** Myall River *** Crawford River

Hunter River sub-catchment

** Hunter River *** Pages Creek (designated as a river) *** Moonan Brook (designated as a river) *** Stewarts Brook (designated as a river) *** Paterson River **** Allyn River *** Williams River **** Chichester River ***** Wangat River *** Rouchel Brook (designated as a river) *** Pages River **** Isis River ***

Goulburn River The Goulburn River, a major inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the alpine, Northern Country/North Central, and Southern Riverina regions of the Australian state of Victor ...

**** Munmurra River ***** Cooba Bulga Stream (designated as a river) ***** Cattle Creek (designated as a river) **** Krui River ****

Bow River The Bow River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It begins within the Canadian Rocky Mountains and winds through the Alberta foothills onto the prairies, where it meets the Oldman River, the two then forming the South Saskatchewan River. These w ...

**** Merriwa River **** Worondi Rivulet ****

Bylong River Bylong River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia. Course Bylong River rises in the central tablelands of the Capertee Valley, within Wolle ...

***** Growee River ***** Lee Creek (designated as a river) **** Baerami Creek (designated as a river) **** Widden Brook (designated as a river) ***** Blackwater Creek (designated as a river) *** Wollombi Brook ****

Congewai Creek Congewai Creek, a watercourse of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Hunter district of New South Wales, Australia. Course The Congewai Creek rises below Myall Range, about southeast of Quorrobolong trig station within the Watagans ...

(designated as a river) ***** Cedar Creek (designated as a river)

Sydney basin catchment

Central Coast sub-catchment

Lake Macquarie The City of Lake Macquarie is a local government area in Greater Newcastle and part of the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed a city from 7 September 1984. The area is situated adjacent to the city of Newcastle and is ...

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Dora Creek Dora River is a watercourse that is located in the Upper Central Coast/ Lower Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Dora Creek River rises below Watagan Mountains west of Martinsville, and flows generally southeas ...

(designated as a river) **

Tuggerah Lake Tuggerah Lake, an intermittently open intermediate wave dominated barrier estuary that is part of the Tuggerah Lakes, is located within the local government area in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The lake is located ...

*** Budgewoi Lake **** Lake Munmorah *** Wyong River **** Cedar Brush Creek ** Wamberal Lagoon ** Terrigal Lagoon ** Avoca Lake

Hawkesbury-Nepean sub-catchment

Hawkesbury River The Hawkesbury River, or Hawkesbury-Nepean River, is a river located northwest of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Hawkesbury River and its associated main tributary, the Nepean River, almost encircle the metropolitan region of Sydney. ...

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Grose River The Grose River, a Perennial stream, perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury River, Hawkesbury-Nepean River, Nepean catchment, is located in the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. Cour ...

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Nepean River Nepean River (Darug: Yandhai), is a major perennial river, located in the south-west and west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Nepean River and its associated mouth, the Hawkesbury River, almost encircles the metropolitan region of ...

**** Glenbrook Creek **** Erskine Creek ***** Bedford Creek ***** Glen Erskine Creek ****

Warragamba River The Warragamba River, a river that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Macarthur region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Formed through the confluence of the Coxs River and two minor tributaries, Wa ...

***** Coxs River ****** Kedumba River ****** Little River (Oberon) ****** Jenolan River ****** Kowmung River ******* Hollanders River ******* Tuglow River ****** Wollondilly River ******* Paddys River ******* Tonalli River ******* Nattai River ******** Little River (Wollondilly) *******

Tarlo River The Tarlo River, a perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Southern Tablelands and Southern Highlands regions of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features The Tarlo River rises within the Great ...

******* Jooriland River ******* Mulwaree River *******

Wingecarribee River The Wingecarribee River ( Aboriginal Dharawal: ''Winge Karrabee''), a perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury– Nepean catchment, is located in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Wingecar ...

******** Joadja Creek ********

Little River (Wingecarribee) The Little River, a watercourse that is part of the Hawkesbury- Nepean catchment, is located in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features The Little River rises south southeast of the locality of Wills ...

**** Burke River ***** Little Burke River **** Cordeaux River ***** Avon River **** Cataract River ****

Bargo River The Bargo River, a watercourse of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Southern Highlands and Macarthur districts of New South Wales, Australia. Course The Bargo River rises in the southern slopes of Southern Highlands, north of ...

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Colo River The Colo River, a perennial stream that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. Course The Colo River rises on the Great Dividing Range, northeast of Newnes, formed by the ...

**** Wollemi Creek **** Wollangambe River **** Wolgan River **** Capertee River *** South Creek ****

Eastern Creek Eastern Creek is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastern Creek is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the Blacktown local government area and is part of the Greater Western Sydney regi ...

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Breakfast Creek The Breakfast Creek ( Aboriginal: ''Barrambin'') is a small urban stream that is a tributary of the Brisbane River, located in suburban Brisbane in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. Course and features Rising as the Enoggera Cre ...

***** Bells Creek ***** Reedy Creek **** Kemps Creek ***** Bonds Creek **** Blaxland Creek **** Ropes Creek **** Badgerys Creek *** Macdonald River *** Mangrove Creek (designated as a river) *** Mooney Mooney Creek (designated as a river) *** Berowra Creek *** Cowan Creek **** Coal and Candle Creek **** Smiths Creek ** Pittwater

Sydney Metropolitan sub-catchment

** Bilgola Creek **

Port Jackson Port Jackson, consisting of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, is the ria or natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The harbour is an inlet of the Tasman Sea ...

*** Middle Harbour ****

Middle Harbour Creek Middle Harbour Creek, a tributary of Middle Harbour, is a youthful tide-dominated, drowned-valley estuary northwest of Sydney Harbour, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ecology Formed by the confluence of Bare Creek and Frenchs Creek, no ...

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Parramatta River The Parramatta River is an intermediate tide-dominated, drowned valley estuary located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. With an average depth of , the Parramatta River is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, a branch of Port Jackson. S ...

**** Iron Cove Creek **** Hawthorne Canal ****

Lane Cove River The Lane Cove River, a northern tributary of the Parramatta River, is a tide-dominated, drowned valley estuary west of Sydney Harbour, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The river is a tributary of the Parramatta River, winding thro ...

***** Gore Creek ***** Scout Creek ***** Devlins Creek ***** Terrys Creek **** Tarban Creek **** Powells Creek ***** Saleyards Creek ****

Haslams Creek Haslams Creek, a southern tributary of the Parramatta River, is a creek west of Sydney Harbour, located in Sydney, Australia. It flows through Sydney Olympic Park and joins Parramatta River at Homebush Bay. In 1793, the first grants were made to ...

**** Duck River ***** A'Becketts Creek ****** Duck Creek ******* Little Duck Creek ****

Charity Creek Charity Creek, a northern tributary of the Parramatta River, is a creek west of Sydney Harbour, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It joins the Parramatta River at Meadowbank Park, Meadowbank. Ecology The source of the creek is in t ...

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Smalls Creek Smalls Creek, a northern tributary of the Parramatta River, is a creek west of Sydney Harbour, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It joins the Parramatta River at Meadowbank Park, Meadowbank. Ecology The source of the creek is in ...

**** Archer Creek ****

Subiaco Creek Ponds/Subiaco Creek, a joint northern tributary of the Parramatta River, is a creek north-west of Sydney Harbour, located in the Northern Suburbs region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Creek is also known as The Ponds and the Subiaco ...

***** The Ponds Creek **** Vineyard Creek ****

Darling Mills Creek The Darling Mills Creek, an urban watercourse that is part of the Parramatta River catchment, is located in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Course and features The Darling Mills Creek rises in the north-western suburbs of ...

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Toongabbie Creek Toongabbie Creek, an urban watercourse that is part of the Parramatta River catchment, is located in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Toongabbie Creek rises in the north-western suburbs of Sydney, west o ...

***** Blacktown Creek *** Whites Creek *** Johnstons Creek ****

Orphan School Creek Orphan School Creek is a storm drain located in inner Sydney, New South Wales. It is a tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does no ...

Botany Bay Botany Bay (Dharawal: ''Kamay''), an open oceanic embayment, is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, south of the Sydney central business district. Its source is the confluence of the Georges River at Taren Point and the Cook ...

*** Cooks River **** Coxs Creek ****

Wolli Creek Wolli Creek () is an urban watercourse of the Cooks River catchment located in the southern suburbs of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Wolli Creek rises south of Narwee, within Beverly Hills Park, Beverly Hills, and fl ...

***** Bardwell Creek ****

Cup and Saucer Creek Cup and Saucer Creek, an urban watercourse of the Cooks River catchment, is located in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Cup and Saucer Creek rises in Canterbury local government area, ...

**** Alexandra Canal *** Georges River ****

Cabramatta Creek Cabramatta Creek, an urban watercourse of the Georges River catchment, is located in the South Western Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Cabramatta Creek rises in the rural/residential suburb of Denham Court, east south-e ...

**** Prospect Creek *****

Orphan School Creek (Fairfield) Orphan School Creek is a tributary of Prospect Creek, located entirely within the City of Fairfield. It starts in Allambie Road Reserve, Bossley Park, on the border with Edensor Park, and flows in a generally eastern direction before emptying in ...

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Clear Paddock Creek Clear Paddock Creek is a tributary of Orphan School Creek, which in turn, is a tributary of Prospect Creek, located in the City of Fairfield, NSW. It flows north from Bonnyrigg (), then turns its course north-east from Edensor Road (), before e ...

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Salt Pan Creek Salt Pan Creek is an urban watercourse of the Georges River catchment, located in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Salt Pan Creek rises west southwest of the suburb of Mount Lewis, w ...

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Woronora River The Woronora River is a perennial river of the Sydney Basin, located in the Sutherland Shire local government area of Greater Metropolitan Sydney, approximately south of the Sydney central business district, in New South Wales, Australia. 'W ...

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Boggywell Creek Boggywell Creek, an urban gully that is part of the Georges River catchment, is located in the southern Sydney district of St George, in New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Boggywell Creek rises about north by east of Thorpe Park ...

Port Hacking Port Hacking Estuary ( Aboriginal Tharawal language: ''Deeban''), an open youthful tide dominated, drowned valley estuary, is located in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia approximately south of Sydney central business district. Po ...

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Hacking River The Hacking River is a watercourse that is located in the Southern Sydney region of New South Wales in Australia. For thousands of years traditional owners called the river Deeban, however the colonial settlers renamed the river after Henry Ha ...

Southern Rivers catchment

Illawarra sub-catchment

Lake Illawarra Lake Illawarra ( Aboriginal Tharawal language: various adaptions of ''Elouera'', ''Eloura'', or ''Allowrie''; ''Illa'', ''Wurra'', or ''Warra'' meaning pleasant place near the sea, or, high place near the sea, or, white clay mountain), is an ope ...

Minnamurra River The Minnamurra River, an open mature wave dominated barrier estuary, is located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Location and features Minnamurra River rises within the Budderoo National Park on the eastern slopes of ...

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Shoalhaven River sub-catchment

** Shoalhaven River *** Kangaroo River *** Mongarlowe River *** Corang River ***

Endrick River Endrick River is a perennial river of the Shoalhaven catchment located in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. Location and features Endrick River rises below Quiltys Mountain on the western slopes of the Budawang Range ...

St Georges Basin St Georges Basin is a town in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. St George Basin is located on the shores of St Georges Basin, within the City of Shoalhaven. It is roughly south of Nowra, and approximately south of Sydney. ...

Eurobodalla catchment

** Clyde River *** Yadboro River *** Bimberamala River *** Buckenbowra River ** Moruya River *** Deua River **** Araluen Creek (designated as a river) ***** Majors Creek (designated as a river) **** Bettowynd Creek (designated as a river) ** Tomaga River **

Tuross River The Tuross River, an open semi-mature wave dominated barrier estuary or perennial stream, is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Tuross River rises of the eastern slopes of the Kybeyan Range, p ...

*** Back River *** Wadbilliga River **** Queens Pound River **** Yowrie River *** Pambula River **** Yowaka River

Far South Coast sub-catchment

** Bega River *** Brogo River *** Bemboka River **** Nunnock River ** Bermagui River **

Genoa River Genoa River is a perennial river located in the Monaro region of New South Wales and flows into the East Gippsland region of Victoria in Australia. It used to be known as Bondi Creek or Yard Creek. The river's name derives from the First People ...

*** White Rock River *** Wallagaraugh River **** Imlay Creek (designated as a river) ** Merimbula Lake ** Merrica River **

Murrah River Murrah River is an open mature wave dominated barrier estuary or perennial river located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Formed by the confluence of the Mumbulla Creek and Dry River, approximately ...

*** Dry River ** Nadgee River **

Twofold Bay Twofold Bay is an open oceanic embayment that is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The bay was named by George Bass, for its shape of two bights. The northern bight is called Calle Calle Bay; while the souther ...

*** Nullica River *** Towamba River **** Wog Wog River ** Pambula River **

Wonboyn River The Wonboyn River, an open youthful wind wave, wave dominated Estuary#Lagoon-type or bar-built, barrier estuary or perennial stream, is located in the South Coast (New South Wales), South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and fe ...

Snowy River sub-catchment

* Bass Strait **

Snowy River The 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 ...

(mouth located in Victoria) *** Mowamba River *** Maclaughlin River *** Jacobs River *** Delegate River **** Bombala River ***** Undowah River ***** Coolumbooka River **** Little Plains River ***** Bendoc River ***** Queensborough River *** Pinch River ***

Eucumbene River The Eucumbene River, a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, is located in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features The Eucumbene River rises below Shaw Hill, in the northern part of the Kosciuszko N ...

*** Gungarlin River **** Burrungubugge River *** Thredbo River **** Little Thredbo River *** Suggan Buggan River (river and mouth located in Victoria) **** Ingeegoodbee River (mouth located in Victoria)

Inland-flowing rivers

The inland-flowing rivers in New South Wales can be considered in two groups. In the northern half of the state, a series of rivers rise on the western side of the Great Dividing Range. These rivers flow west and northwest and eventually combine into the Barwon, which becomes the

Darling River The Darling River (Paakantyi: ''Baaka'' or ''Barka'') is the third-longest river in Australia, measuring from its source in northern New South Wales to its conflu ence with the Murray River at Wentworth, New South Wales. Including its long ...

further west near Bourke. The waters of the Darling River then flow south through the arid far west of NSW. The second group of inland-flowing rivers in NSW rise in the southern part of the state, sourced predominantly from the western and southern slopes of the Snowy Mountains and the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, and combine directly with the

Murray River The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest ...

, which forms the southern border of NSW with

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

. The two groups converge at

Wentworth Wentworth may refer to: People * Wentworth (surname) * Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth (1873–1957), Lady Wentworth, notable Arabian horse breeder * S. Wentworth Horton (1885–1960), New York state senator * Wentworth Miller (born 1 ...

in the far south-west corner of the state, where the Murray River crosses the New South Wales/Victorian/

border, east of Paringa in South Australia.

North-western New South Wales

in the northwestern sector of the state. ** Barwon River ***

Bokhara River The Bokhara River, a watercourse that is part of the Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the South Downs region of Queensland, flowing downstream into the north–western slopes of New South Wales, Australia. It f ...

*** Moonie River *** MacIntyre River **** Boomi River ****

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 ...

***** Bluff River *****

Severn River (Queensland) The Severn River, a perennial river that forms part of the Border Rivers group, is part of the Macintyre catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Queensland ...

***** Mole River ****

Severn River, New South Wales The Severn River , a perennial river that forms part of the Border Rivers group, is part of the Macintyre catchment of the Murray–Darling basin, located in the Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes regions of New South Wales, Australia. ...

***** Beardy Waters ***

Gwydir River Gwydir River (locally wɑe̯də, a major inland perennial river of the Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Northern Tablelands, North West Slopes, and Orana districts of New South Wales, Australia. Th ...

also Copeton Dam **** Horton River **** Moredun Creek **** Rocky River **** Mehi River *** Namoi River also Keepit Dam **** Peel River *****

Cockburn River Cockburn River ( ) is a perennial river that is part of the Namoi catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia. The river rises in the west slopes of Moonbi Range, near ...

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Manilla River Manilla River, a perennial stream that is part of the Namoi catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia. The stream (called a river) rises south–west of Barraba on ...

**** Mooki River **** Macdonald River ***

Castlereagh River The Castlereagh River is located in the central–western district of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Macquarie-Castlereagh catchment within the Murray–Darling basin and is an unregulated river, meaning no dams or storage have be ...

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Macquarie River The Macquarie River - Wambuul is part of the Macquarie– Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is one of the main inland rivers in New South Wales, Australia. The river rises in the central highlands of New South Wales near the ...

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Burrendong Dam Burrendong Dam is a rock-fill embankment major gated dam with a clay core across the Macquarie River upstream of Wellington in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes flood mitigation, irrigation, ...

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Talbragar River Talbragar River, a perennial stream that is part of the Macquarie catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Orana district of New South Wales, Australia. The river rises on the western side of the Liverpool Range on south ...

***** Coolaburragundy River **** Cudgegong River ****

Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...

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Turon River Turon River, a perennial stream that is part of the Macquarie catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central western district of New South Wales, Australia. Partly situated in the Turon National Park, the river is host ...

***** Crudine River **** Fish River ***** Duckmaloi River *****

Campbells River Campbells River, a perennial stream that is part of the Upper Macquarie catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central–western region of New South Wales, Australia. The river rises on the western slopes of the Great ...

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Bogan River Bogan River, a perennial river that is part of the Macquarie– Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central west and Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia. From its origin near Parkes, the Bogan River ...

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Lake Hume Hume Dam, formerly the Hume Weir, is a major dam across the Murray River downstream of its junction with the Mitta River in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The dam's purpose includes flood mitigation, hydro-power, irrigation ...

Murrumbidgee River The Murrumbidgee River () is a major tributary of the Murray River within the Murray–Darling basin and the second longest river in Australia. It flows through the Australian state of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, desce ...

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Burrinjuck Dam Burrinjuck Dam is a heritage-listed major gated concrete-walled gravity hydro-electric dam at Burrinjuck, Yass Valley Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It has three spillways across the Murrumbidgee River located in the South West Slopes regi ...

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Lachlan River The Lachlan River is an intermittent river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, located in the Southern Tablelands, Central West, and Riverina regions of New South Wales, Australia. The Lachlan Riv ...

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Wyangala Dam Wyangala Dam is a major gated rock fill with clay core embankment and gravity dam with eight radial gates and a concrete chute spillway across the Lachlan River, located in the south-western slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The ...

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Abercrombie River Abercrombie River, a perennial river that is part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central west of New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales ...

***** Bolong River ***** Isabella River **** Boorowa River ****

Belubula River Belubula River, a perennial river that is part of the Lachlan catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia. Location and features The river rises south of Vittoria, midway be ...

**** Crookwell River *** Tumut River also Blowering Dam **** Goobarragandra River ****

Doubtful Creek Doubtful Creek, formerly known as Doubtful River, a watercourse that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Snowy Mountains district of New South Wales, Australia. The river rises on the nort ...

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Goodradigbee River Goodradigbee River, a perennial stream that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Snowy Mountains district of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features The river rises below Mount Mo ...

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Yass River The Yass River, a perennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Southern Tablelands and South Western Slopes districts of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features The ri ...

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Molonglo River The Molonglo River, a perennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro and Capital Country regions of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, in Australia. ...

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Cotter River The Cotter River, a perennial river of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The Cotter River, together with the Queanbeyan River, is one of two rivers that pr ...

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Queanbeyan River The Queanbeyan River, a perennial stream that is part of the Molonglo catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro and Capital Country regions of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, in Australia. The ...

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Jerrabomberra Creek Jerrabomberra Creek, a partly perennial stream of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Capital Country region spanning both New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. ''Jerrabo ...

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Bredbo River Bredbo River, a perennial stream that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia. Location and features The river rises on the western slopes of the Gr ...

**** Strike-a-Light River ** Edward River ***

Wakool River Wakool River, an anabranch of the Edward River that is part of the Murray River catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia. The Wakool River splits from t ...

** Swampy Plain River *** Geehi River see

Snowy Mountains Scheme The Snowy Mountains Scheme or Snowy scheme is a hydroelectricity and irrigation complex in south-east Australia. The Scheme consists of sixteen major dams; nine power stations; two pumping stations; and of tunnels, pipelines and aqueducts that ...

Tooma River Tooma River, a perennial stream that has had some of its flow diverted as a result of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, is part of the Murray catchment within the Murray–Darling basin and is located in the Australian Alpine region of New South Wale ...

*** Tumbarumba Creek (designated as a river)

References

External links

Guide to Sydney Rivers site
{{DEFAULTSORT:New South Wales Floods in New South Wales

Major rivers

Coastal rivers

Northern Rivers catchment

Tweed River sub-catchment

Brunswick River sub-catchment

Richmond River sub-catchment

Clarence River sub-catchment

Bellinger River sub-catchment

Nambucca-Macleay River sub-catchment

Hastings River sub-catchment

Hunter and Central Rivers catchment

Manning River sub-catchment

Great Lakes sub-catchment

Hunter River sub-catchment

Sydney basin catchment

Central Coast sub-catchment

Hawkesbury-Nepean sub-catchment

Sydney Metropolitan sub-catchment

Southern Rivers catchment

Illawarra sub-catchment

Shoalhaven River sub-catchment

Eurobodalla catchment

Far South Coast sub-catchment

Snowy River sub-catchment

Inland-flowing rivers

North-western New South Wales

South-western New South Wales

See also

References

External links