Bogan River
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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.
Bogan River | |
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Location of the Bogan River mouth in New South Wales | |
Etymology | 1. Aboriginal: the birthplace of a notable headman of the local tribe;[1][2] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
Region | Central West, Orana |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Little River (Parkes) |
• location | Cooks Myalls, near Parkes |
• coordinates | 33°00′30″S 148°02′00″E |
• elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
Mouth | Darling River |
• location | Dry Bogan Weir, near Bourke |
• coordinates | 29°58′30″S 146°20′56″E |
• elevation | 111 m (364 ft) |
Length | 617 km (383 mi) |
Basin size | 18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Macquarie–Barwon sub-catchment, Darling River catchment, Murray-Darling basin |
Tributaries | |
• left | Genaren Creek, Sandy Creek, Bulbodney Creek, Little Bogan River |
• right | Cookopie Creek, Burrill Creek, Gundong Creek, Tomingley Creek, Mulla Mulla Cowal, Moonagee Cowal, Gunningbar Creek, Nyangi Bogan Cowal, Duck Creek, Bywash Billabong, Kellys Cowal |
Basin area is upstream of Nyngan only[3]: 11 |
From its origin near Parkes, the Bogan River flows for about 617 kilometres (383 mi) in length and flows into the Little Bogan River[4] to form the Darling River[citation needed], near Bourke.[5]
The name Bogan is supposedly an Australian Aboriginal (Wiradjuri or Ngiyambaa) term meaning 'the birthplace of a notable headman of the local tribe';[6] this may be in reference to the Wiradjuri people of the Bulgandramine Aboriginal Mission, whose word for "leader" is “Balgabalgar”. The word is also a Gaelic term meaning bog.[1][2]