Edward River

For other uses, see Edward River (disambiguation).

Edward River, or Kolety is an anabranch of the Murray River and part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the western Riverina region of south-western New South Wales, Australia.

Edward River Kyalite River[1]
Edward River, near Deniliquin
Native name	Kolety (Wemba Wemba)[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Riverina (IBRA)
Municipalities	Murray, Deniliquin, Wakool
Physical characteristics
Source	Murray River
• location	at Picnic Point, near Mathoura
• elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Wakool River
• location	at Wakool Junction, near Kyalite
• elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Length	383 km (238 mi)
Basin features
River system	Murray River, Murray–Darling basin
[2]

The river rises at Picnic Point east of Mathoura, as a result of the bottleneck created in the Murray by the Cadell Fault, and flows generally north through river red gum forest, reaching Deniliquin and then flowing generally west through Moulamein. It is joined by six minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Wakool River and re-entering the Murray at Wakool Junction, near Kyalite. The river descends 49 metres (161 ft) over its 383-kilometre (238 mi) course.^[2]

Kolety was gazetted as a dual official name for the river in 2006.^[3][4]

Edward River
Legend
Murray River Chimney Creek Shell Lake Wild Dog Creek Little Edward River \ Gulpa Creek Picnic Point Road Mulwala Canal

See also

• New South Wales portal

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers of Australia