Murrumbidgee River
river in New South Wales, Australia
The Murrumbidgee River is a big river in New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. It joins in with the Murray River. The word Murrumbidgee is from the Wiradjuri language (Indigenous Australian) and means "big water", "track goes down here" or "very good place".[2] There are many large towns built next to the river, Gundagai, Wagga Wagga, Narrandera, Hay and Balranald.
| Murrumbidgee | |
|---|---|
 The Murrumbidgee at Gundagai | |
| Location | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Australian Alps at 35°39′47″S 149°08′00″E / 35.66306°S 149.13333°E[1] |
| - elevation | 1600 m |
| Mouth | joins with the Murray River |
| Length | 1400 km |
| Basin size | 80,000 square kilometres (31,000 square miles) |
References
change- ↑ "Geographical Names Register Extract: Murrumbidgee River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
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