Belubula River
river
Belubula River is a perennial river in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia. It flows into the Lachlan River, which is part of the Murray-Darling basin.
| Belubula King Plains Creek, Dungeon Creek[1] | |
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 Concrete bridge over the Belubula River in Carcoar | |
| Etymology | Aboriginal: stony river; big lagoon[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | IBRA: South Eastern Highlands |
| District | Central West |
| Municipalities | Bathurst, Blayney, Cabonne |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | south of Vittoria |
| - elevation | 936 m (3,071 ft) |
| Mouth | Lachlan River |
| - location | east of Gooloogong |
| - elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
| Length | 165 km (103 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Coombing Creek, Mandurama Ponds, Limestone Creek (New South Wales), Jacks Creek (New South Wales) |
| - right | Cadiangullong Creek, Swallow Creek, Panuara Rivulet, Nyrang Creek |
| [2] | |
The Belubula begins near Vittoria, between Bathurst and Orange. It flows south and west, joined by eight smaller streams. It flows into Carcoar Lake before reaching its mouth at the Lachlan River, east of Gooloogong. It drops 674 metres (2,211 ft) over its course of 165 kilometres (103 mi).[2]
The name comes from the Indigenous Australian word for "stony river" or "big lagoon".[1] The first people to live by the Belubula River are the Wiradjuri clan.[3]
Towns on the Belubula River, from its source towards its mouth, include Blayney, Carcoar, and Canowindra.
Gallery
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Belubula River, in Carcoar -
Carcoar Dam, on the Belubula River -
Wooden bridge over the Belubula River, in Carcoar
Related pages
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change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Belubula River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. 21 March 1975. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Map of Belubula River". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ "Cultural heritage". Lachlan Catchment Management Authority. Government of New South Wales. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belubula River.
- "Lachlan River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.