Culgoa River
river in Queensland, Australia
Culgoa River is a river in the South West Queensland district of Queensland and the Orana district of New South Wales, Australia.
| Culgoa | |
|---|---|
  Location of Culgoa River mouth in New South Wales | |
| Etymology | Aboriginal: "running through, returning"[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| States | Queensland, New South Wales |
| Region | South West Queensland, Orana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Balonne River |
| - location | near Dirranbandi |
| - elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Barwon River to form the Darling River |
| - location | north–west of Bourke |
| - coordinates | 29°57′29″S 146°18′28″E / 29.95806°S 146.30778°E |
| - elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Length | 489 km (304 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Darling River catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Balonne River, Birrie River |
| National parks | |
| [2][3] | |
The river is the western branch of the Balonne River in southern Queensland, near Dirranbandi. It flows southwest across parts of the Darling Riverine Plains. The river is joined by ten tributaries. It flows into the Darling River near Bourke, New South Wales.
Culgoa is an Aboriginal word meaning "running through" or "returning".[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Indigenous place names" (PDF). Ipswich City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Map of Culgoa River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Culgoa River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. 28 November 1980.
Other websites
change- "Barwon, Darling and Far Western catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
- "Lower Balonne River Floodplain System". Guide to the proposed Basin Plan: Technical background: Part II: Appendix B: Hydrologic indicator sites (PDF). Murray–Darling Basin Authority. pp. 499–520. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2014-10-20.