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The Snowy Mountains Scheme provides some security of water flows to the Murray–Darling Basin, providing approximately 2,100 gigalitres (7.4×10 10 cu ft) of water a year to the Basin for use in Australia's irrigated agriculture industry, which is worth about A$3 billion per annum, representing more than 40% of the gross value of the nation's ...
The Billabong Creek, a partly perennial stream [1] of the Murray River catchment within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. At 320 kilometres (200 mi) (with some estimates ranging up to 596 kilometres (370 mi) [4]), Billabong Creek is believed to be the longest creek in the world. [3]
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 Menindee Lakes is a system of 9 large, but relatively shallow lakes, located in south-west New South Wales on the Darling (Barka) River, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) upstream of the Darling River's junction with the Murray River. The Darling River is fed by nine major tributary river systems flowing from south-east Queensland and north and ...
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.. 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 Ward River, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is a river in Central West Queensland, Australia. The headwaters of the river rise in the Warrego Range , south of Tambo . Formed by the confluence of Larry Creek and Rams Gully in Lansdowne , the river flows generally south, [ 3 ] much of the river is braided channels, joined by 21 minor ...
This is a table of river distances of various locations along the Murray, Darling and Namoi Rivers upstream from Hay, New South Wales.. Note that river distances are by their nature imprecise, will always be greater than straight line distances, and frequently greater than road distances.
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.