Culgoa River
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| location | Queensland / New South Wales , Australia | |
| River system | Murray River | |
| Drain over | Darling River → Murray River → Indian Ocean | |
| Branch in a floodplain | near Dirranbandi (QLD), northeast of the Culgoa Floodplain National Park 28 ° 22 ′ 3 ″ S , 146 ° 19 ′ 13 ″ E |
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| Source height | 187 m | |
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Darling River Coordinates: 29 ° 56'55 " S , 146 ° 19'13" E 29 ° 56'55 " S , 146 ° 19'13" E |
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| Mouth height | 109 m | |
| Height difference | 78 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.16 ‰ | |
| length | 489 km | |
| Left tributaries | Balonne River , Penilly Creek, Birrie River | |
| Right tributaries | Namoi Creek, Oaky Creek, Little Culgoa Creek, Burbar Creek, Bow Creek, Johns Creek, Ledknapper Creek | |
| Small towns | Dirranbandi (QLD), Brenda (NSW), Weilmoringle (NSW), Culgoa Downs (NSW), Mundiwa (NSW), Collerina (NSW), Lilyfield (NSW) | |
The Culgoa River is a river in the south of the Australian state of Queensland and in the north of New South Wales . It is a headwaters of the Darling River .
At Dirranbandi in Queensland it emerges from the floodplain of the Balonne River and flows with a slight gradient to the southwest. At Brenda he crosses the border into New South Wales. To the west of Brenda are Culgoa Floodplain National Park in Queensland and Culgoa National Park in New South Wales.
East of Warraweena , the Culgoa River joins the Barwon River from the east to form the Darling River.