Dumaresq River
| Dumaresq River | ||
 Dumaresq River near Texas. New South Wales is on the right bank, Queensland on the left. |
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| Data | ||
| location | New South Wales , Australia | |
| River system | Murray River | |
| Drain over | Macintyre River → Barwon River (Darling River) → Darling River → Murray River → Indian Ocean | |
| source | at Mole River 28 ° 58 ′ 39 ″ S , 151 ° 32 ′ 7 ″ E |
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| Source height | 381 m | |
| muzzle |
Macintyre River at Boggabilla Coordinates: 28 ° 39 ′ 42 " S , 150 ° 29 ′ 3" E 28 ° 39 ′ 42 " S , 150 ° 29 ′ 3" E |
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| Mouth height | 227 m | |
| Height difference | 154 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.72 ‰ | |
| length | 214 km | |
| Left tributaries | Severn River , Pike Creek, Back Creek, Oaky Creek, Brush Creek, Macintyre Brook, Kippenbung Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Tenterfield Creek, Mole River , Reedy Creek, Gulf Creek, Beardy Creek, Little Oaky Creek, Crooked Creek, Campbells Creek | |
| Small towns | Mole River, Bonshaw, Texas , Yelarbon, Boggabilla | |
The Dumaresq River is a river in eastern Australia and forms part of the border between the states of New South Wales and Queensland .
course
The Dumaresq River flows into the Macintyre River at Boggabilla , a suburb of Goondiwindi . All of these rivers are part of the Border Rivers .
Yelarbon , Bonshaw, and Texas are the major cities on the river. The Bruxner Highway crosses the Dumaresq River south of the city of Texas.
The river valley has vineyards and a number of good fishing spots. The farmers in the valley once supplied the tobacco industry with plants.
Tributaries
Its main tributary is the Severn River .
history
The river is of great importance to the Bigambul , the first Aboriginal tribe to inhabit the area. The Kamilaroi , another indigenous tribe, also have strong ties to this river.
Surname
The river was named by the botanist Allan Cunningham in 1827 after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Dumaresq , Governor Darling's brother-in-law and assistant.
