Barwon River (New South Wales)
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For the river in Victoria (Australia), see Barwon River (Victoria).
Barwon River, a perennial river that is part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the north-west slopes and Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia.
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Barwon | |
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Location of Barwon River mouth in New South Wales | |
Etymology | Aboriginal: from barwum or bawon, meaning great, wide, awful river of muddy water[1] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
States | Queensland, New South Wales |
Region | South West Queensland, North West Slopes, Orana |
Towns | Mungindi, Collarenebri, Brewarrina, |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Macintyre River |
• location | north of Mungindi, Southern Downs, Queensland |
• elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
2nd source | Weir River |
Mouth | confluence with the Culgoa River to form the Darling River |
• location | east of Bourke, Orana region |
• coordinates | 29°57′29″S 146°18′28″E |
• elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
Length | 700 km (430 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Murray–Darling basin |
Tributaries | |
• left | Gwydir River, Mehi River, Namoi River, Macquarie River, Bogan River |
• right | Boomi River, Moonie River, Bokhara River |
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The name "barwon" is derived from the Australian Aboriginal words of barwum or bawon, meaning great, wide, awful river of muddy water; and also baawan, a Ngiyambaa name for both the Barwon and Darling rivers.[1] The history, culture and livelihoods of the local Aboriginal people are closely intertwined with the Barwon River and its associated tributaries and downstream flows.[4]