Bogan River

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Bogan River
Bogan River in Nyngan

Bogan River in Nyngan

Data
location New South Wales , Australia
River system Murray River
Drain over Darling River  → Murray River  → Indian Ocean
source north of Goonumbla
33 ° 0 '30 "  S , 148 ° 2' 0"  O
Source height 305  m
muzzle Darling River Coordinates: 29 ° 57 ′ 29 "  S , 148 ° 18 ′ 28"  E 29 ° 57 ′ 29 "  S , 148 ° 18 ′ 28"  E
Mouth height 111  m
Height difference 194 m
Bottom slope 0.31 ‰
length 617 km
Left tributaries Genaren Creek, Sandy Creek, Bulbodney Creek, Goldbiddie Cowal, Turners Creek
Right tributaries Burril Creek, Gundong Creek, Tomingley Creek, Mulla Mulla Cowal, Moonagee Cowal, Gunningbar Creek, Nyangi Bogan Cowal, Duck Creek, Doyles Creek, Bugwah Cowal, Bywash Billabong, The Washpool, Bywash Billabong (2), Kellys Cowal
Medium-sized cities Peak Hill, Nyngan
Small towns Tottenham

The Bogan River is a river in the Australian state of New South Wales .

course

It rises north of Goonumbla in central New South Wales and flows north-northwest through the towns of Peak Hill , Tottenham and Nyngan . After 617 kilometers it flows into the Darling River east of Warrawenga near its source .

Unlike many other rivers in central New South Wales, the Bogan River does not have its source in the water-rich highlands, and so its water level is low and varies greatly with the seasons. Its lack of water is hardly suitable for irrigating the country.

Tributaries

Its major tributaries are Bugwah Creek , Bulbodney Creek , Burill Creek , Duck Creek, and Gunningbar Creek .

history

The river was first crossed by John Oxley in 1817, but it was named by Charles Sturt on January 1, 1829 during his expedition from 1828 to 1829, as New Years Creek . Even before Major Sir Thomas Mitchell explored the river in 1835, it was called the Bogan River . On April 17, 1835, botanist Richard Cunningham left Mitchell's expedition near the Bogan River and was believed to have been killed by Aborigines .

In April 1990, the river caused a major flood and in Nyngan, despite the best efforts of the local population who piled sandbags into flood walls, 2,500 people had to be evacuated from the city.

The name Bogan is believed to be an Aboriginal name for the birthplace of a local tribal leader.

See also

Web links

Commons : Bogan River  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Map of Bogan River, NSW . Bonzle.com
  2. Alec. H. Chisholm: The Australian Encyclopedia . Volume 2. Halstead Press. Sydney (1963). P. 46
  3. a b `` Readers Digest Guide to Australian Places ''. Readers Digest (Australia) Ltd. Surry Hills NSW (1993). ISBN 0864383991
  4. 1990 Nyngan Flood . Emergency.Nsw.gov.au ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.emergency.nsw.gov.au