List of rivers in Australia

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The largest rivers in Australia

The list of rivers in Australia gives an overview of all rivers in Australia .

The longest rivers in Australia

Surname State / s, territory Length in km
Murray River New South Wales / South Australia 2,652
Murrumbidgee River New South Wales / Australian Capital Territory 1,485
Darling River New South Wales 1,472
Cooper Creek Queensland / South Australia 1,420
Lachlan River New South Wales 1,339
Flinders River Queensland 1.004
Diamantina River Queensland / South Australia 941

The longest rivers in the states and territories

State, territory Surname Length in km
Australian Capital Territory Murrumbidgee River 59
New South Wales Murray River 1,080
Northern Territory Victoria River 510
Queensland Flinders River 1.004
South Australia Murray River 700
Tasmania South Esk River 245
Victoria Goulburn River 654
Western Australia Gascoyne River 834

The rivers of Australia in alphabetical order

A.

Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Bridge over the Abercrombie River ( NSW )
Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Abercrombie River NSW 0186.0 1,130 0375 Murray River flows through Lake Wyangala
Aberfeldy River VIC 0049.0 0662 0253 Latrobe River
Aberfoyle River NSW 0115.0 1,340 0374 Clarence River
Acheron River TAS 0007.9 0457 0174 Gordon River
Acheron River VIC 0058.8 0637 0190 Murray River
Achilles River TAS 0008.8 1,170 0336 Pieman River
Ada River VIC 0011.1 1,150 0196 Bemm River
Ada River VIC 0014.0 0843 0297 Latrobe River
Adams River TAS 0022.8 0605 0296 Gordon River flows through Lake Gordon
Adcock River WA 0125.0 0528 0183 Fitzroy River named after the brothers Charles and William Adcock from Derby
Adelaide River TAS 0013.0 0797 0383 Gordon River
Adelaide River NT 0180.0 7,640 0149 0000 Adelaide River 130 km navigable
Alberga River SA 330.0 0465 0111 Warburton River flows through Oorarin Waterhole (138 m above sea level), Armina Waterhole (130) and Kilkirkina Waterhole (129)
Albert River QLD 0102.0 782 0184 0003 Logan River
Albert River TAS 0019.4 0776 0064 Gordon River
Albert River VIC 0039.0 0212 0000 Albert River
Alfred River TAS 0012.5 0530 0123 Pieman River
Alice River QLD 0220.0 0405 0224 Cooper Creek
Alice River QLD
Alice River QLD 0185.0 0132 0015th Mitchell River
Allum River NSW 0011.6 0752 0185 Hawkesbury River
Allyn River NSW 0082.1 0655 0015th Hunter River
Alma River TAS 0021.7 1,000 0358 Gordon River
Alma River WA 0026.6 0319 0271 Gascoyne River
Anderson's Creek VIC 0007.0 Yarra River
Andrew River TAS 0034.3 0663 0114 Gordon River flows through Lake Burbury
Angalarri River NT 0100.0 0078 0005 Victoria River
Angelo River WA 0202.0 0922 0297 Ashburton River
Anne River TAS 0019.8 0592 0158 Huon River
Annie River QLD 0078.4 0073 0000 North Kennedy River
Annie River VIC
Anthony River TAS 0015.8 0719 0222 Pieman River flows through Lake Huntley (719 m above sea level), Lake Rolleston (559), Lake Plimsoll (517) and Lake Murchison (222)
Armanda River WA 0027.5 0403 0322 Ord River
Arm River TAS 0014.1 0674 0416 Mersey River
Armstrong River NT 0132.0 0280 0104 Victoria River
Arnold River NT 0185.8 0262 0074 Roper River flows through Anderson Waterhole (213 m above sea level), Ambullya Waterhole (207), Minimere Lagoon (81) and McDonald Lagoon (80)
Arte River VIC 0016.6 0448 0175 Bemm River
Arthur River WA 0140.0 28,100 0299 0215 Blackwood River
Arthur River TAS 0172.0 0479 0000 Arthur River after Sir George Arthur named the 1824-1836 governor of Van Diemen's Land was
Arve River TAS 0023.4 0917 0043 Huon River
Ashburton River WA 0825.0 66,850 0724 0000 Ashburton River
Auburn River QLD 0252.0 0464 0123 Burnett River
Augustus River WA 0006.1 0259 0205 Collie River The river was named in 1830 by Governor James Stirling after Ernst August I , King of Hanover and Prince of Braunschweig - Lüneburg ; in 1813 the king was a passenger on the HMS Brazen , on which Stirling was the captain
Avon River NSW 0031.9 0348 0193 Hawkesbury River
Avon River NSW 0047.9 Manning River
Avon River VIC 0122.0 1,600 0001 Latrobe River
Avon River WA 0289.9 125,000 0294 0029 Swan River flows through Lake Yealering , Nonalling Lake , Robins Pool , Jimperding Pool , Long Pool and Cobbler Pool

B.

Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Bridge over Blackwood River ( WA )
Railway bridge over the Bremer River (QLD)
Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Back River NSW 0020.6 1,200 0548 Manning River
Back River NSW 0007.7 1,180 0976 Tuross River
Back River TAS 0007.0 0207 0009 Derwent River
Back River TAS 0010.4 0368 0050 Prosser River
Back River VIC 0010.9 1,380 0796 Tambo River
Badger River TAS 0011.3 0127 0006th Henty River
Baines River NT 0031.8 0010 0007th Victoria River
Balaclava River TAS 0012.1 0690 0404 Gordon River
Balgarup River WA 0068.8 000082 0372 0215 Blackwood River
Balonne River QLD 0479.0 0274 0165 Murray River flows through Lake Kajarabie (207 m above sea level)
Ballandool River QLD 0076.0 0171 0149 Murray River
Bannister River WA 0043.7 0329 0209 Murray River John Septimus Roe , surveyor general of Western Australia, named the river after Captain Thomas Bannister , who discovered it in 1832.
Barcoo River QLD 0570.0 0425 0130 Cooper Creek the explorer Thomas Livingstone Mitchell named the river Victoria Stream , later it was given its current name by Edmund Kennedy , which comes from the language of the local Aborigines ; flows through 36 waterholes , including Avington Waterhole (231 m above sea level), Bull Waterhole (164) and Euro Waterhole (132)
Bargo River NSW 0032.0 000131 Hawkesbury River
Barkly River VIC 0029.6 0672 0274 Latrobe River
Barkly River QLD
Barnard River NSW 0148.0 1,330 0094 Manning River
Barnett River WA 0088.1 0616 0377 Fitzroy River
Barrington River NSW 0093.1 1,460 0085 Manning River very popular with canoeists because of its whitewater stretches
Barwon River VIC 0160.0 008,590 0120 0000 Barwon River
Barwon River NSW 0889.0 0196 0110 the name of the Barwon River is derived from the Aboriginal word for " wide river "; flows through Pear Paddock Waterhole and Mile Lagoon
Barron River QLD 0165.0 002,100 1,020 0000 Barron River Barron Falls ; flows through Lake Tinaroo
Basalt River QLD 0179.0 002,900 0750 0277 Burdekin River
Beasley River WA 0131.0 0600 0258 Ashburton River named after the surveyor Thomas Beasley , who first mentioned him in a report on his expedition in 1885, previously this river was called the Turner River ; flows through the Woongarra Pool (321 m above sea level)
Beaufort River WA 0061.5 001,565 0262 0228 Blackwood River John Septimus Roe , the General Surveyor of Western Australia, named in 1835 the river to his friend, Sir Francis Beaufort , who as hydrographer to the Admiralty worked
Bega River NSW 0048.6 002,850 0113 0000 Bega River
Behm River NT / WA 0085.7 0227 0087 Ord River flows through the Argyle reservoir (87 m above sea level); in old maps also Behn River , named by Andrew Forrest after the German geographer Dr. Ernst Behm
Bell River NSW 0146.0 0726 0285 Murray River
Belubula River NSW 0165.0 0936 0262 Murray River flows through the Carcoar reservoir (720 m above sea level)
Belyando River QLD 0360.0 035,000 0397 0182 Burdekin River flows through eleven lakes, including Greys Lagoon (387 m above sea level), Alinya Waterhole (230) and Yarmina Waterhole (195)
Bemboka River NSW 0027.9 0897 0096 Bega River
Bemm River VIC 0057.6 0165 0000 Bemm River Bemm River Falls ;
Bendoc River NSW / VIC 0021.8 0848 0758 Snowy River
Berrima River NSW / VIC 0008.4 1,030 0695 Snowy River
Bielsdown River NSW 0378.0 0936 0476 Clarence River Dangar Falls
Big Badja River NSW 0031.8 1,030 0735 Murray River
Big Coleman River QLD 0019.9 0345 0230 Coleman River
Big River VIC 0009.8 0309 0207 Snowy River
Big River VIC 0062.0 0608 0260 Murray River flows through the Eildon reservoir (299 m above sea level)
Bimberamala River NSW 0049.6 0814 0057 Clyde River
Bingham River WA 0038.7 0312 0208 Collie River
Birrie River NSW 0197.0 0147 0115 Murray River
Black Burdekin River QLD 0021.0 0635 0567 Burdekin River
Black Elvire River WA 0051.8 0425 0296 Ord River
Blackman River TAS 0042.1 0825 0187 Tamar River
Blackwood River WA 0383.0 028,100 0215 0000 Blackwood River
Blicks River NSW 0067.1 1,340 0419 Clarence River
Bluff River NSW 0013.0 0750 0604 Murray River
Bluff River TAS 0018.8 1,153 0280 Pieman River " Rises " from Lake Will (1,153 m above sea level)
Bluff River TAS 0034.0 0377 0050 Prosser River
Bobo River NSW 0039.1 0679 0355 Clarence River
Bogan River NSW 0617.0 018,000 0305 0111 Murray River
Bogie River QLD 0121.0 0315 0027 Burdekin River
Bolong River NSW 0059.9 0905 0569 Murray River
Bokhara River QLD 0347.0 0171 0113 Murray River
Bombala River NSW 0087.4 1,170 0635 Snowy River
Bonang River VIC 0029.9 0767 0503 Snowy River
Boomi River NSW 0231.0 0192 0152 Murray River
Boonoo Boonoo River NSW 0044.0 0955 0248 Clarence River Boonoo Boonoo Falls
Boorowa River NSW 0134.0 0619 0301 Murray River
Borer River QLD 0065.0 0157 0073 Norman River
Bowen River QLD 0129.0 009,452 0148 0050 Burdekin River
Bowman River NSW 0053.7 0664 0170 Manning River
Bow River WA 0147.0 0509 0087 Ord River flows into Lake Argyle (87 m above sea level)
Bow River WA
Bow River NSW
Boyd River NSW 0068.4 0303 0161 Clarence River
Boyd River TAS 0024.9 0786 0296 Gordon River flows into Lake Gordon (296 m above sea level)
Boyes River TAS 0010.5 0992 0296 Gordon River flows into Lake Gordon (296 m above sea level)
Boyne River NSW 0002.0 0093 0049 Clyde River
Boyne River QLD 0230.0 0687 0122 Burnett River flows through Lake Boondooma (293 m above sea level)
Boyne River QLD 0125.0 0371 0000 Boyne River flows through Lake Awoonga (41 m above sea level)
Break O'Day River TAS 0030.2 0260 0232 Tamar River
Bredbo River NSW 0052.0 1,380 0695 Murray River
Bremer River QLD 0086.9 002,032 0132 0004th Brisbane River
Bremer River NSW 0088.4 0431 0001 Murray River
Brisbane River QLD 0309.0 013,600 0213 0000 Brisbane River named after Sir Thomas Brisbane , then Governor of New South Wales; flows through Lake Wivenhoe (65 m above sea level)
Broad River TAS 0023.6 0911 0102 Derwent River " Rises " from Lake Seal (911 m above sea level), flows through Lake Webster  (830) and flows into the Cluny Lagoon (102)
Brockman River WA 0072.9 001,520 0159 0055 Swan River named after William Locke Brockman , a settler in the area with large land holdings and delegate of the Western Australia Legislative Council ; flows through Lake Needoonga (139 m above sea level) and Lake Chittering (116)
Brockman River WA Calder River
Brodribb River VIC 0105.0 0334 0003 Snowy River flows through Lake Curlip
Brogo River NSW 0079.9 0604 0597 Bega River
Broken River QLD 0104.0 0793 0148 Burdekin River flows through Lake Eungella (564 m above sea level)
Broken River QLD 0075.1 0789 0455 Burdekin River
Broken River VIC 0174.0 1,190 0115 Murray River flows through Nillahcootie and Benalla reservoirs
Brougham River TAS 0013.4 0890 0219 Pieman River flows into the Mackintosh reservoir (219 m above sea level)
Broughton River QLD 0025.3 0287 0221 Burdekin River
Broughton River SA
Brown River QLD 0071.5 0292 0237 Fitzroy River flows through Lake Nuga Nuga (262 m above sea level)
Brunswick River WA 0043.3 0233 0005 Collie River named after Ernst August I , King of Hanover and Prince of Braunschweig - Lüneburg
Brushy River TAS 0024.3 0765 0044 Swan River
Buchan River VIC 0118.0 1,090 0041 Snowy River
Buchanan River WA 0034.7 0345 0283 Blackwood River named after the Londoner Walter Buchanan , who was closely associated with the Swan River Colony .
Buckenbowra River NSW 0041.2 0601 0004th Clyde River
Buckley River NT / QLD 0175.0 0372 0207 Warburton River flows through the Flora Waterhole (262 m above sea level)
Bulgobac River TAS 0012.5 0706 0368 Pieman River
Bulimba Creek QLD 000122
Bullo River NT 0071.5 Victoria River
Bundey River NT 0100.1 0561 0358 Warburton River flows through the Arlpa Waterhole (497 m above sea level)
Burdekin River QLD 0710.0 129,700 0619 0000 Burdekin River flows through the Lamonds Lagoon (514 m above sea level) and the Dalrymple reservoir (158)
Burke River NSW 0022.1 0635 0324 Hawkesbury River flows into the Nepan reservoir (324 m above sea level)
Burke River QLD 0250.0 0323 0130 Warburton River flows through Ninmaroo- (185 m above sea level) and Twelve Mile Waterhole (140)
Burnett River QLD 0435.0 032,220 0485 0000 Burnett River flows through the Paradise reservoir (68 m above sea level)
Burrungubugge River NSW 0014.5 1,870 1,170 Snowy River
Bylong River NSW 0048.1 0748 0218 Hunter River
Bynoe River QLD 0091.2 0009 0000 Flinders River Arm of the Flinders River

C.

Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Calder River TAS 0015.3 0340 0071 Inglis River
Calder River VIC 0014th 0393
Calder River WA 0099 0365 0000 Calder River
Caledonia River VIC 0034.0 1,100 0354 Latrobe River
Calliope River QLD 0098 002,241 0182 0000 Calliope River
Cameron River QLD 0034.6 0322 0190 Flinders River
Camfield River NT 0180.0 0210 0110 Victoria River
Campaspe River QLD 0376.0 0859 0208 Burdekin River
Campaspe River VIC 0232.3 0679 0097.8 Murray River flows through Lake Eppalock
Campbell River TAS 0019.2 1,230 0272 Forth River
Cam River TAS 0035.7 0302 0000 Cam River
Canning River WA 0107.0 0339 0001 Swan River flows through the canning reservoir
Cannon River QLD 0074.4 0422 0300 Burdekin River
Cape River QLD 0260.0 0676 0158 Burdekin River flows through Lake Dalrymple
Capertee River NSW 0105.0 0510 0147 Hawkesbury River
Carey River VIC 0017.3 1,370 0473 Latrobe River
Carmichael River QLD 0025.0 0240 0216 Burdekin River
Carron River QLD 0175.0 0134 0002 Norman River flows through the rope hole (10 m. above sea level)
Castlereagh River NSW 0541.0 0630 0121 Murray River flows through the Timor reservoir
Castlereagh River WA 0045.2 0516 0339 Ord River
Castray River TAS 0011 0750 0244 Pieman River
Cataract River NSW 0084.8 0987 0117 Clarence River
Cataract River NSW 0023.0 0293 0077.7 Hawkesbury River flows through Lake Cataract
Cells River NSW 0032.3 1.010 0216 Manning River
Chamberlain River WA 0236.0 0536 0076 Pentecost River
Chambers River NT 0070.0 0167 0094 Roper River
Chapman River QLD
Chapman River WA 0133.0 001,644 0468 0293 Pentecost River
Chapman River WA Chapman River
Charles River NT 0013.2 0702 0582 Warburton River
Chetwynd River VIC 0032.8 0231 0094 Glenelg River
Chichester River NSW 0042.1 1,330 0082.3 Hunter River flows through Lake Chichester
Clara River QLD 0310.0 0430 0025th Norman River
Clarence River TAS 0021.5 0962 0546 Derwent River flows through the Clarence Lagoon (962 m above sea level)
Clarence River
abor. : Breimba or Berrinbah
NSW 0343.0 022,850 0248 0000 Clarence River the river was by Prince William, 1st Duke of Clarence and St Andrews , later British Royal William IV. named
Clarke River QLD 0191.0 0820 0341 Burdekin River
Claude River QLD 0104.0 0485 0324 Fitzroy River flows through the Fish Waterhole (344 m above sea level)
Cloncurry River QLD 0530.0 047,344 0383 0030th Flinders River flows through Wallacooloobie Waterhole (83 m above sea level), Palmer Waterhole (78), Stanley Waterhole (72), Ten Mile Waterhole (62), Two Mile Waterhole (50), Ten Mile Waterhole (39) and Tea Tree Waterhole (39 )
Clyde River NSW 0102.0 001,723 0597 0000 Clyde River
Clyde River TAS 0097.3 001,120 0806 0079 Derwent River flows through Lake Sorell (806 m above sea level), Lake Crescent (806) and Meadowbank Lake (79)
Cobark River NSW 0027.4 0745 0218 Manning River
Cobrabald River NSW 0052.8 1,370 0990 Murray River
Cockburn River NSW 0033.6 0493 0384 Murray River
Cockeraga River WA 0095.0 0453 0182 Yule River flows through the Cangan Pool (220 m above sea level)
Coldstream River NSW 0043.0 0032 0001 Clarence River
Coldstream River TAS 0012.8 0615 0195 Pieman River
Coleman River QLD 0300.0 012,862 0230 0000 Coleman River flows through the Swordfish Hole (75 m above sea level)
Collie River WA 0158.5 003,745 0293 0000 Collie River is dammed to the Wellington Reservoir (165 m above sea level)
Collingwood River TAS 0014.0 0404 0352 Gordon River
Collins River TAS 0009.9 0210 0061 Old River
Colo River NSW 0086.4 0218 0004th Hawkesbury River
Combienbar River VIC 0033.4 0853 0129 Bemm River
Comet River QLD 0160.0 017,925 0237 0153 Fitzroy River flows through the Teatree Waterhole (190 m above sea level)
Condamine River QLD 0657.0 013,292 0772 0256 Murray River named after T. De La Condamine, the adjutant of the then Governor Ralph Darling
Connors River QLD 0102.0 0162 0124 Fitzroy River flows through Boat Hole (162 m above sea level), Main Camp Lagoon (154), Lake Plattaway (124) and Knobbys Waterhole (123)
Coolaburragundy River NSW 0068.9 0656 0391 Murray River
Coolumbooka River NSW 0026.5 0803 0698 Snowy River
Coomera River QLD 0080.0 000489 0524 0000 Coomera River flows through Lake Lugano
Coongan River WA 0278.0 003,740 0480 0046 De Gray River flows through the Mulyie Pool (48 m above sea level)
Cooper Creek QLD / SA 1,420 297,000 0130 −16 Cooper Creek flows through 118 water holes and lakes
Cooplacurripa River NSW 0078.7 1,270 0148 Manning River
Copperfield River QLD 0161.0 0868 0439 Gilbert River
Cordeaux River NSW 0028.3 0315 0147 Hawkesbury River flows through Lake Cordeaux
Corang River NSW 0030.1 0720 0511 Shoalhaven River
Corella River QLD 0210.0 0300 0074 Flinders River flows through the Corella reservoir (300 m above sea level)
Cotter River ACT 0075.6 000480 1,760 0466 Murray River flows through the Corin (956 m above sea level), Bendora and Cotter reservoirs (551)
Counsel River TAS 0015.5 0968 0403 Derwent River
Coxs River NSW 0155.0 1,040 0114 Hawkesbury River flows through the Wallerawang Reservoir , Lake Lyell (789 m above sea level) and Lake Burragorang (180)
Crackenback River NSW today: Thredbo River
Cracroft River TAS 0030.9 0405 0127 Huon River
Crawford River VIC 0075.3 0127 0016 Glenelg River
Crawford River NSW 0025.0 0175 0003 Myall River
Crooked River VIC 0025.5 0653 0287 Latrobe River
Crookwell River NSW 0078.2 0892 0430 Murray River
Crossing River TAS 0049.0 0531 0021st Davey River
Crossman River WA 0023.8 0260 0217 Murray
Cudgegong River NSW 0250.0 0766 0341 Murray River flows through Lake Windamere (252 m above sea level) and Lake Barrendong
Culgoa River NSW / QLD 0489.0 0187 0109 Murray River
Cullen River NT 0047.3 0187 0110 Daly River
Cunninghame River WA 0083.2 0109 0080 Fitzroy River flows through Woolwash Waterhole (92 m above sea level), Babagadine Waterhole (85) and Biddy Biddy Waterhole (85)
Curricabark River NSW 0039.9 0664 0170 Manning River
Cuvier River TAS 0011.6 0877 0738 Derwent River flows through Lake Petrarch (870 m above sea level) and Lake St. Clair (738)
Cygnet River SA
Cygnet River TAS 0026.6 0408 0011 Swan River flows through Kings Bay (0 m above sea level) and Great Swanport (0)

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Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Dale River WA 0074.2 0374 0189 Swan River
Daly River NT 0351.0 0067 0000 Daly River flows through the Ban Ban Lagoon (35 m above sea level) and the Hot Water Billabong (22)
Dandalup River WA 0003.2 0012 0008th Murray River
Therein creek VIC 0042.8 0277 0018th Yarra River
Dargo River VIC 0108.0 1,260 0160 Latrobe River
Darkin River WA 0046.1 0301 0134 Swan River
Darling River NSW 1,570 609.283 0119 0035 Murray River longest river in New South Wales;
flows through Lake Wetherell (62 m above sea level) and Pamamaroo Lake (61)
Darling River TAS 0007.5 0377 0185 Emu River
Darr River QLD 0200.0 0260 0175 Cooper Creek
Dasher River TAS 0037.2 0535 0060 Mersey River
Davey River TAS 0052.7 0227 0000 Davey River
Davis River TAS 0011.7 1,170 0588 Derwent River
Davis River WA 0145 0482 0269 De Gray River flows through the Eel Pool (285 m above sea level)
Dawson River QLD 0735 050,800 0642 0584 Fitzroy River the name of the river goes back to Ludwig Leichhardt , who discovered it in 1844 on his expedition ; Dawson was a supporter of this expedition.
Dawson River NSW 0031.6 0176 0000 Manning River
Dawson River TAS
De Gray River WA 0282 056,720 0129 0000 De Gray River the river is by Earl de Gray , a former president of the Royal Geographical Society , named
De Witt River TAS 0013.3 0511 0018th Davey River
Deddick River VIC 0059.5 0858 0174 Snowy River
Dee River TAS 0032.8 0657 0089 Derwent River rises from the Dee Lagoon (657 m above sea level)
Dee River QLD 0096.7 0454 0096 Fitzroy River
Deep Creek VIC 0128.0 0517 0042 Yarra River
Deepwater River NSW 0083.7 1,080 0604 Murray River
Deer Park River NSW 0012.0 1,350 0865 Clarence River (Tasman Sea)
Deighton River QLD 0085.8 0338 0065 Normanby River
Delaney River QLD 0028.2 0372 0288
Delegate River VIC / NSW 0127.0 1,150 0507 Snowy River
Denison River TAS 0082.1 0535 0040 Gordon River
Denison River TAS Lisle Creek
Derwent River TAS 0203.1 009,832 0738 0000 Derwent River (Tasman Sea) flows through Lake St. Clair (738 m above sea level), St. Clair Lagoon (738), Lake King William (715), Wayatinah Lagoon (230), Lake Catagunya (187), Lake Repulse (150), Cluny Lagoon (102) and Meadowbank Lake (79)
Deua River NSW 0139.0 0641 0009 Moruya River
Diamantina River QLD / SA 0900.1 157,000 0313 0024 Warburton River flows through 38 water holes and lakes, including Lake Goonabulka (160 m above sea level) and Lake Uloowaranie (34)
Dilgry River NSW 0026.1 1,440 0339 Manning River
Dodds River TAS 0014.2 0643 0172 Davey River
Dolodrook River VIC 0013.4 1,080 0436 Latrobe River
Donaldson River TAS 0054.0 0440 0430 Pieman River
Don River QLD 0165.1 0246 0073 Fitzroy River
Don River QLD 0060.0 001,200 0253 0050
Don River TAS
Don River VIC
Doubtful River NSW 0015.4 1,660 1,290 Murray River
Douglas River TAS
Douglas River NT 0083.4 0206 0031 Daly River
Dove River TAS 0030.6 0939 0222 Forth River flows through the Dove Lake (938 m above sea level) and the Cethana reservoir (222)
Dry Alice River QLD 0007.7 0341 0331 Cooper Creek
Dry River NSW Murrah River
Dry River QLD 0055.3 0540 0432 Burdekin River
Dry River NT 0271.0 0206 0128 Daly River
Dry River QLD 0033.8 0277 0162 Mitchell River
Dry River QLD South Gregory River
Dry River VIC 0013.6 1,400 0520 Latrobe River
Duck River NSW 0007.0 Parramatta River
Dugald River QLD 0170.1 0251 0182 Flinders River flows through the Three Mile Waterhole (69 m above sea level)
Dukes River TAS 0013.1 0687 0447 Tamar River
Dumaresq River NSW 0214.0 0381 0227 Murray River named after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Dumaresq
Dunham River WA 0132.0 001,631 0180 0030th Ord River flows through the Flying Fox Waterhole (45 m above sea level)
Dundas River VIC 0018.5 0244 0201 Glenelg River
Dundas River TAS
Durack River WA 0378.0 004,088 0563 0000 Pentecost River named after the pioneer of the Kimberley region , Michael Durack
Dutton River QLD 0209.0 0808 0206 Flinders River
Dutton River SA

Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system

E.

Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Waterfall in the upper reaches of the Edith River ( NT )
Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
East Baines River NT 158.0 259 10 Victoria River
East Cam River TAS 11.0 520 221 Cam River
Eastern Boyne River QLD 40.5 501 41 Boyne River flows into the Awoonga reservoir (41 m above sea level)
East Gawler River TAS 12.1 421 119 River Leven
East Hodgkinson River QLD 86.7 794 285 Mitchell River
East Normanby River QLD 40.3 188 125 Normanby River
East Strelley River WA 223.0 204 16 De Gray River
Edith River NT 69.1 257 81 Daly River flows through Lake Malkyullumbo
Edmund River WA 86.4 423 293 Gascoyne River named him after the Admiral Edmund Lyons
Edward River NSW 383.0 110 61 Murray River
Edward River QLD 208.0 7,521 114 0 Edward River
Einasleigh River QLD ~ 440.0 46,810 809 81 Gilbert River flows through the Eight Mile Waterhole
Eldon River TAS 21.4 991 243 King River
Elizabeth River NT 28.0 35 0 Elizabeth River
Elizabeth River TAS 59.6 573 171 Tamar River flows through Lake Leake
Ellenborough River NSW 70.0 772 55 Hastings River
Elvire River WA 138.0 482 209 Ord River
Emu River TAS 52.2 548 0 Emu River flows through the Companion reservoir (548 m above sea level)
Endrick River NSW 32.0 651 227 Shoalhaven River
Enoggera (Breakfast) Creek QLD
Ernest River WA 12.7 312 232 Collie River named after Ernst August I of Hanover
Ernest River WA 68 360 113
Errinundra River VIC 28.4 972 129 Bemm River
Esk River QLD 20.0 356 0 Esk River
Ethel River WA 90.8 561 394 Ashburton River
Etheridge River QLD 163.0 449 147 Gilbert River
Eucumbene River NSW 83.6 1,380 902 Snowy River flows through Lake Eucumbene (1,168 m above sea level) and Lake Jindabyne
Eyre Creek QLD / SA ~ 520.0 107 24 Warburton River flows through Koolivoo Waterhole (78 m above sea level), Lake Koolivoo (77), Lake Mipia (74) and Kuddarree Waterhole (51)

F.

Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Flood levels on the Fitzroy River ( QLD )
The ophthalmia reservoir in the course of the Fortescue River ( WA )
Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Fall River TAS 0010.2 0904 0688 Forth River
Fanning River QLD 0042.3 0287 0221 Burdekin River
Fergusson River NT 0144.0 0296 0061 Daly River
Ferguson River WA 0036.0 0162 0
Finke River NT / SA 0600
to 700
0652 0099 Warburton River flows through the Glen Helen Gorge Water Hole (630 m above sea level), Boggy Hole and Thamandilla Waterhole (145)
Finns River NSW 0009.0 1,830 1,230 Snowy River
Firths River TAS 0012.4 0634 0247 Gordon River
Fish River NSW 0 0
Fish River NSW 0119.0 1,160 0668 Murray River flows through the Fish River reservoir
Fish River NT 0089.1 0215 0024 Daly River
Fish River NT 0045.6 0223 0121 Nicholson River flows through the Badjaminyi Waterhole (197 m above sea level)
Fish River TAS 0008.1 1.110 0480 Mersey River flows through Lake Rowallan (480 m above sea level)
Fish River WA 0 0
Fisher River TAS 0029.3 1,240 0415 Mersey River flows through Lake Mackenzie (1,114 m above sea level) and Lake Parangana  (415)
Fitzroy River QLD 0335.0 142,665 0058 0000 Fitzroy River named after the former governor Charles Augustus FitzRoy ; flows through the Fitzroy reservoir
Fitzroy River VIC 0058.1 0140 0000 Fitzroy River
Fitzroy River WA 0656.0 093,829 0486 0000 Fitzroy River flows through the Alligator Pool (116 m above sea level), Broken Wagon Pool (20), Chestnut Pool (20), Tumblegoodine Pool (12), Jarrananga Pool (6) and Snag Pool (6)
Flinders River QLD 1,004.2 109,377 0816 0000 Flinders River flows through the Flagstone Waterhole (45 m above sea level)
Flora River NT 0139.0 0273 0068 Daly River
Florentine River TAS 0065.4 0666 0187 Derwent River flows through the Catagunya reservoir (187 m above sea level)
Flowerdale River TAS 0055.3 0543 0016 Inglis River
Forbes River NSW 0052.8 0965 0095 Hastings River
Ford River TAS 0021.3 1,490 0399 Tamar River
Ford River VIC 0015.0 0448 0000 Ford River
Forrest River WA 0141.0 0319 0000 Forrest River named after the explorer and politician John Forrest
Fortescue River WA 1,030.2 049,759 0602 0000 Fortescue River flows through the Ophthalmia Reservoir (515 m above sea level), the Fourteen Mile Pool (413), Mungthannannie Pool (399), Mootana Pool (340), Upper Walloona Pool (333), Deep Reach Pool (298), Crossing Pool (293), Mungowarra Pool (80) and the Tarda Pool (55)
Forth River TAS 0103.0 001,126 1,020 0000 Forth River flows through Lake Cethena (222 m above sea level), Lake Barrington (178) and Lake Paloona (66)
Forth River WA 0 0
Fossey River TAS 0017.7 0649 0609 Arthur River
Fox River WA 0031.5 0355 0290 Ord River
Frank River WA 0042.1 0432 0224 Ord River
Frankland River TAS 0040.9 0142 0023 Arthur River
Frankland River TAS 0016.4 0502 0059 Davey River
Frankland River WA 0162.0 005,722 0215 0
Franklin River TAS 0125.0 0951 0017th Gordon River flows through Lake Undine (705 m above sea level) and Lake Dixon (664)
Franklin River VIC 0033.0 0452 0000 Franklin River
Frederic River WA 006.2 0266 0201 Collie River
Frederick River WA 0089.0 0488 0357 Gascoyne River
Fullerton River 0 0
Fury River TAS 0020.5 0562 0219 Pieman River flows into Lake Mackintosh (219 m above sea level)

G

Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Gauge on the Gascoyne River ( WA )
Goodradigbee River in the Brindabella Valley ( NSW )
Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Gardiners Creek VIC 0017.0 0095 0012 Yarra River original name: Kooyongkoot ;
flows through Blackburn Lake
Garfield River TAS 0011.0 0553 0067 King River
Gascoyne River VA 0978.1 026,381 0514 0000 Gascoyne River flows through the Tibingoona Pool (506 m above sea level), Bibbingoona Pool (496), Nungamarra Pool (483), Mibbley Pool (450), Mutherbukin Pool (301), Beelu Pool (229), Bilyarra Pool (226), Piddendoora Pool (154) and the Gnardune Pool (132)
Gawler River SA 0041.0 0052 0000 Gawler River
Gawler River TAS 0012.9 0119 0000 River Leven
Geehi River NSW 0046.9 1,890 0437 Murray River flows through the Geehi Reservoir
Gell River TAS 0021.8 0831 0509 Gordon River flows through Lake Curly (718 m above sea level)
Georges River NSW 0089.3 000960 0393 0000 Georges River flows through Chipping Norton Lake
Georgina River NT / QLD 1,130.2 232,000 0241 0107 Warburton River flows through 26 water holes and lakes
Gervase River WA 0004.2 0248 0165 Collie River flows into the Wellington Reservoir (165 m above sea level)
Gilbert River QLD 0450.0 046,810 0634 000 Gilbert River named after the English naturalist John Gilbert
Gilbert River SA 0059.0 0399 0093 Light River
Glenelg River VIC / SA 0476.0 0759 0000 Glenelg River flows through the Rocklands Reservoir (216 m above sea level)
Glenelg River WA 0089.0 0227 0000 Glenelg River
Gliddon River WA 0069.0 0366 0206 Fitzroy River
Gloucester River NSW 0102.0 1,190 0038 Manning River
Goobarragandra River NSW 0056.0 1,360 0272 Murray River
Goodradigbee River NSW 0105.0 001.101 1,650 0345 Murray River
Goolengook River VIC 0026.9 0444 0090 Bemm River
Gordon River TAS 0172.0 0570 0000 Gordon River flows through Lake Gordon (296 m above sea level)
Gordon River WA 0121.0 004,652 0344 0207 Frankland River
Goulburn River NSW 0221.1 0434 0097 Hunter River after the politician Henry Goulburn named
Goulburn River VIC 0529.0 023,916 0811 0100 Murray River flows through Lake Eildon , Goulburn Weir and the Waranga Basin
Govenor River 00 00 00
Grane River TAS 0009.2 0365 0224 Arthur River
Granite Normanby River QLD 0043.6 0337 0150 Normanby River named after the Marquess of Normanby
Great Darling Anabranch NSW 0244.0 0060 0033 Murray River flows through Lake Mindona and
the Hunter Waterhole
Gregory River QLD 0015.7 0669 0595 Burdekin River
Gregory River QLD 00 00 00 [[]]
Gregory River [[]] 00 00 00 [[]]
Gregory River QLD 00 00 00 [[]]
Gregory River NT / QLD 0280.1 0263 0011 Nicholson River
Growee River NSW 0041.5 0661 0254 Hunter River
Gudgenby River ACT 0034.7 0995 0573 Murray River
Guide River TAS 0018.6 0408 0092 Cam River (Bass Strait) flows through the Guide Reservoir (394 m above sea level)
Grose River NSW 0053.9 0953 0038 Hawkesbury River
Guy Fawkes River NSW 0101.0 1,410 0303 Clarence River named after the English officer
Guy Fawkes
Gwydir River NSW 0447.4 026,588 0766 0144 Murray River flows through the Collymongle Lagoon and the Copeton Reservoir

H

Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Railway bridge over the Hastings River in Wauchope ( NSW )
Bridges over the Hawkesbury River ( NSW )
Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Hale River NT 0380.0 00 0748 0189 Warburton River flows through the Coulthards Gap Waterhole  (437 m above sea level)
Hamilton River WA 0014.1 00 0294 0165 Collie River flows into the Wellington Reservoir (165 m above sea level)
Hamilton River QLD 0315.0 00 0259 0107 Warburton River flows through the Bulla Bulla Waterhole (151 m above sea level), Fish Waterhole (143), Milkamungra Waterhole (121) and the Hamilton Waterhole (107)
Hann River QLD 0140.0 00 0178 0012 North Kennedy River
Hann River WA 0233.0 00 0594 0252 Fitzroy River after the explorer Frank Hann named
Hansons River TAS 0016.5 00 1,130 0271 Forth River
Happy Jacks River NSW 0019.3 00 1,640 1,210 Murray River
Hardey River WA 0253.0 00 0724 0140 Ashburton River after the colonists of the Swan River Colony J. Hardey named
Hardwood River TAS 0026.7 00 0202 0036 Davey River
Harman River TAS 0011.8 0 0581 0122 Pieman River
Harris River WA 0047.8 00 0334 0201 Collie River flows through the Ballingall reservoir (231 m above sea level)
Harvey River WA 0090.0 002,000 00 00
Hastings River NSW 0180.0 00 1,040 0000 Hastings River
Hatfield River TAS 0031.2 00 0749 0195 Pieman River
Hay River NT 0240.0 00 0252 0075 Warburton River
Hay River WA 0080.0 001,298 0225 000 Hay River
Hawkesbury River NSW 0126.0 021,730 0039 0000 Hawkesbury River
Heazlewood River TAS 0033.6 00 0432 0146 Pieman River
Hebe River TAS 0009.1 00 0494 0161 Inglis River
Heemskirk River TAS 0015.5 00 0744 0102 Pieman River flows into the Pieman reservoir (102 m above sea level)
Helena River WA 0078.1 00 0300 0003 Swan River flows through Lake CYO'Connor and the Pipehead Reservoir
Hellyer River TAS 0060.6 00 0708 0196 Arthur River
Henry River NSW 0073.6 00 1,100 0274 Clarence River
Henry River TAS 00 00 00 00
Henry River WA 0134.0 00 0308 0098 Ashburton River
Henty River TAS 0045.5 00 0264 0000 Henty River
Herbert River NT 0015.8 00 0247 0241 Warburton River
Herbert River QLD 00 00 00 00
Hidden River 00 00 00 00
Hillman River WA 0047.1 00 0351 0234 Blackwood River
Hodgkinson River QLD 0090.1 00 0414 0248 Mitchell River
Hodgson River NT 0230.0 00 0206 0194 Roper River flows through the Arkdip Lagoon (118 m above sea level), Flicks Waterhole (113) and Grassmere Billabong (33)
Hollanders River NSW 0010.6 00 1,020 0939 Hawkesbury River
Holley River TAS 0021.5 00 0907 0296 Gordon River flows into Lake Gordon (296 m above sea level)
Hope River WA 0091.2 00 0446 0431 Murchison River flows through Lake Annean (446), Berrin Pool , (424), Kilekilegunna Pool (418) and Yalgar Pool (413)
Horton River NSW 0134.0 00 1,330 0270 Murray River
Horton River TAS 0038.5 00 0487 0142 Arthur River
Hotham River WA 0171.0 00 0399 0181 Murray River after the British Vice Admiral Sir Henry Hotham named
Hugh River NT 0225.0 00 0637 0316 Warburton River
Humbert River NT 0045.2 00 0167 0096 Victoria River
Humboldt River TAS 0010.3 00 0896 0288 Derwent River
Humffray River VIC 0013.5 00 0564 0431 Latrobe River
Hunter River NSW 0468.0 022,000 1,420 0000 Hunter River flows through Lake Glenbawn (276 m above sea level)
Hunter River WA 00 00 00 00
Huon River TAS 0174.0 00 0578 0000 Huon River flows through Lake Pedder (304 m above sea level)
Huskisson River TAS 0032.2 00 0195 0102 Pieman River flows into Lake Pieman (102 m above sea level)

I.

Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

The Inglis River ( TAS ), just before it meets the Bass Strait .
Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Ikymbon River NT ~ 75.0 154 23 Victoria River
Impey River WA 12.8 317 291 Murchison River the Impey River was named after the famous geologist Sir Roderick Impay Murchison .
Ingeegoodbee River NSW / VIC 31.4 1,340 514 Snowy River
Inglis River TAS 62.1 506 0 Inglis River
Inkerman River TAS 13.2 1,000 390 Gordon River
Iris River TAS 19.7 807 470 Forth River flows through the Gairdner reservoir
Isaac River QLD ~ 270.0 362 88 Fitzroy River
Isabella River NSW 51.2 1,150 479 Murray River
Isis River TAS 38.3 833 150 Tamar River
Isis River NSW 70.2 683 243 Hunter River
Isis River QLD 27.0 526 35 0 Burrum River

J

Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Jack River QLD 102.0 0203 0033 Normanby River
Jack River VIC 007.7 0149 0027 Snowy River
Jack River VIC 016.0 0236 0024
Jacobs River NSW see Tongaroo River
Jalboi River NT 090.0 0100 0024 Roper River
James River NT 165.0 0246 0198 Warburton River
James River TAS 014.3 1,149 1,157 Derwent River flows through Pillans Lake and Lake Augusta
Jane River TAS 052.9 382 40 Gordon River
Jardine River QLD 162.0 0100 0000 Jardine River the river was named after the discoverer Francis Lascelle Jardine named
Jenolan River NSW 030.2 1,190 0220 Hawkesbury River
Jessie River NT
Jessie River TAS 008.2 0447 0333 Inglis River
Johnston River WA 043.2 0358 0281 Ord River the river was named after the surveyor Harry Johnston, who surveyed it in 1884
Jones River TAS 007.7 0231 0079 Derwent River flows through the Meadowbank Reservoir
Jones River WA
Jooriland River NSW 017.5 0556 0122 Hawkesbury River
Jordan River TAS 111.0 0382 0000 Derwent River
Jordan River VIC 022.0 1,170 0441 Latrobe River
Julius River TAS 011.7 0256 0051 Arthur River

K

Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Estuary of the Kalgan River ( WA ) at the Lower Kalgan Bridge.
Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Kalgan River WA 0108.0 2,562 0199 0000 Kalgan River flows through Meriwardelup Pool and Noorubup Pool
Kangaroo River QLD
Kangaroo River NSW 0051.4 0368 0034 Clarence River
Kangaroo River NSW 0046.9 0290 0056 Shoalhaven River flows through the Yarrunga reservoir
Katherine River NT 0328.0 9,569 0451 0068 Daly River
Karuah River NSW 0101.0 1,448 0598 0000 Karuah River
Kedumba River NSW 0020.1 0297 0120 Hawkesbury River flows through the Burragorang reservoir
Kelly St. George River QLD 0036.2 0454 0351 Mitchell River
Kennedy River QLD 0141.0 0181 0026th Normanby River
Kerripit River NSW 0034.6 1,450 0212 Manning River
King River NT
King River NT 0150.0 0215 0076 Daly River
King River QLD 0026.6 0169 0132 Coleman River
King River QLD
King River QLD 0043.4 0187 0120 Mitchell
King River TAS 0052.3 0243 0000 King River flows through the Burbury Reservoir
King River VIC 0174.0 1,460 0142 Murray River flows through the William Howell reservoir
King River WA 0132.0 0387 0000 King River
King River WA 0027.0 0402 0072 0000 King River
Kirk River QLD 0033.3 0275 0187 Burdekin River
Koonung Creek VIC 0010.9 0100 0017th Yarra River
Kowmung River NSW 0074.4 0941 0125 Hawkesbury River
Krui River NSW 0070.9 0831 0264 Hunter River
Kybeyan River NSW 0134.0 1,060 0745 Murray River

L.

Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Confluence of the Little Panton River (below) and the Upper Panton Rivers (left) to the Panton River (above, WA )
Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Lachlan River
(photo)
NSW 1,440.1 084,700 0699 0068 Murray River flows through Lake Wyangala
Lachlan River TAS 0011.8 00 0259 0002 Derwent River
Lake Argyle River 00 00 00 00
Lake River TAS 0057.9 00 0741 0142 Tamar River flows from Woods Lake (741 m above sea level)
Landor River WA 0031.8 00 0383 0346 Gascoyne River
Lane Cove River
(photo)
NSW 0015.0 00 00 0000 Parramatta River
Langdon River QLD 0051.6 00 0253 0191 Gilbert River
Langdon River TAS 0009.4 00 0517 0207 Henty River
Langlo River QLD 0220.0 00 0372 0280 Murray River
Lansdowne River NSW 0051.0 00 0740 0000 Manning River
Laura River QLD 0126.1 00 0234 0058 Normanby River
Laura River WA 0098.6 00 0409 0286 Fitzroy River Named in 1864 after the niece of chief surveyor John Forrest , Laura Louise Forrest
River Lea TAS 0016.3 00 0816 0470 Forth River flows from Lake Lea (816 m above sea level) and flows into Lake Gairdner (470)
Leigh River TAS 0021.4 00 0268 0153 Arthur River
Leigh River VIC 00 00 00 00
Lett River NSW 0014.0 00 00 00 Hawkesbury River
River Leven TAS 0099.3 00 0946 0000 River Leven
Liffey River
(photo)
TAS 0052.6 00 1,210 0135 Tamar River Liffey Falls
Lindsay River TAS 0031.1 00 0456 0142 Arthur River
Lindsay River VIC 00 00 00 00
Little Arte River VIC 0009.8 00 0824 0190 Bemm River
Little Bogan River NSW 0040.7 00 0111 0107 Murray River
Little Bowen River QLD 0053.9 00 0260 0148 Burdekin River
Little Burke River NSW 0016.2 00 0546 0328 Hawkesbury River flows through the Nepean reservoir
Little Burke River QLD 00 00 00 00
Little Coleman River QLD 0021.4 00 0287 0230 Coleman River
Little Darkin River WA 0013.2 00 0417 0138 Swan River flows through Lake CYO'Connor
Little Denison River TAS 0012.7 00 0263 0026th Huon River
Little Donaldson River TAS 0032.5 00 0691 0200 Pieman River
Little Fisher River TAS 0015.1 00 1,270 0456 Mersey River
Little Fitzroy River WA 0058.4 00 0500 0337 Fitzroy River
Little Florentine River TAS 0010.1 00 0998 0408 Derwent River
Little Gold River WA 0128.1 00 0446 0193 Fitzroy River
Little Goolengook River VIC 0007.2 00 0726 0219 Bemm River
Little Henty River 00 00 00 00
Little Kennedy River QLD 0012.3 00 0264 0163 Normanby River
Little Laura River QLD 0054.8 00 0175 0073 Normanby River
Little Mitchell River QLD 0036.0 00 0311 0147 Mitchell River
Little Murray River NSW 0030.5 00 0038 0007th Murray River
Little Murray River NSW 0030.9 00 1,190 0553 Clarence River
Little Murray River VIC 0061.8 00 0081 0072 Murray River
Little Navarre River TAS 0009.8 00 1,030 0715 Derwent River flows into Lake King William (715 m above sea level)
Little Nymboida River NSW 0044.1 00 0576 0250 Clarence River
Little Palmer River QLD 0011.5 00 0429 0370 Mitchell River
Little Panton River
(photo)
WA 0036.6 00 0469 0339 Ord River
Little Pine River TAS 0032.6 00 1,140 0689 Derwent River flows through the Little Pine Lagoon (1,011 m above sea level)
Little Plains River NSW 0033.2 00 0758 0693 Snowy River
Little Rapid River TAS 00 00 00 00
Little River NSW 0015.6 00 1,000 0254 Hawkesbury River
Little River NSW 0122.0 00 0633 0270 Murray River
Little River NSW 0026.8 00 0602 0127 Hawkesbury River
Little River NSW 0008.0 00 00 00
Little River NSW 0016.3 00 0702 0362 Snowy River
Little River QLD 0085.7 00 0330 0140 Gilbert River flows through the McFarlanes- (193 m above sea level), the Wallys- (183), the Five Mile- (179) and the Barramundi Waterhole (177)
Little River QLD 0030.8 00 0615 0342 Mitchell River
Little River TAS 0025.7 00 1,178 0780 Derwent River flows from Lake Toorah (1,178 m above sea level) and then flows through Penah Lake (1,143), Three Arm Lake (1,115) and Lake Olive (1,009)
Little River VIC 0022.0 00 1,340 0208 Murray River
Little River VIC 0009.6 00 1,230 0931 Latrobe River
Little River VIC 0026.9 00 0998 0156 Snowy River
Little Robertson River QLD 0033.0 00 0575 0340 Gilbert River
Little Savage River TAS 0008.1 00 0401 0113 Pieman River
Little Steavenson River VIC 0004.7 00 0308 0258 Murray River
Little Templeton River QLD 0029.9 00 0458 0355 Warburton River
Little Thredbo River NSW 0013.7 00 1,710 1,130 Snowy River
Little Tully River TAS 0006.8 00 0324 0114 Henty River
Little Weir River QLD / NSW 0078.5 00 0169 0153 Murray River
Little Wilson River TAS 0009.3 00 0599 0160 Pieman River
Little Yalmy River VIC 0021.7 00 0823 0243 Snowy River
Little Yarra River
(photo)
VIC 0023.7 00 0254 0107 Yarra River
Loch River VIT 0019.0 00 0896 0228 Latrobe River
Lockyer Creek
(photo)
QLD 0113.0 003,032 0216 0037 Brisbane River named after the British soldier Edmund Lockyer
Loddon River TAS 0019.2 00 1.010 0310 Gordon River
Loddon River
(photo)
VIC 0361.0 00 0638 0071 Murray River flows through the Cairn Corran Reservoir and the Laanecoorie Reservoir
Logan River
(photo)
QLD 0184.0 003,076 0380 0000 Logan River named after the commander of the Moreton Bay convict colony , Captain  Patrick Logan
Looker River TAS 0009.8 00 0321 0124 Gordon River
Lora River TAS 0009.4 00 0802 0075 Davey River
Louisa River TAS 00 00 00 00
Louisa River WA 0084.7 00 0232 0147 Fitzroy River
Lucan River TAS 0006.6 00 0457 0323 Gordon River
Lukin River QLD 0102.0 00 0211 0122 Coleman River
Lunenburgh River WA 0009.0 00 0187 0078 Collie River 1830 I. Ernst August , King of Hanover and Duke of Brunswick - Lüneburg , named
Lynd River QLD 0323.0 00 0742 0098 Mitchell River named after the British officer Robert Lynd
Lyons River TAS 0029.7 00 0708 0138 Arthur River
Lyons River
abor. : Mithering
WA 0561.2 00 0535 0137 Gascoyne River flows through the Cattle Pool (376 m above sea level), Edithana Pool (345), Windarrie Pool (312), Bubbawonarra Pool (251) and Wongarrie Pool (246)

M.

Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Macalister River
(photo)
VIC 0177.0 00 1,550 0014th Latrobe River
Macdonald River NSW 0150.0 00 0482 0000 Hawkesbury River
Macdonald River
(photo)
NSW 0169.0 00 1,220 0705 Murray River
Macdonald River QLD 00 00 00 00
Macintyre River NSW / QLD 0475.1 00 1,260 0188 Murray River
Mackenzie River QLD 0275.0 012,992 0153 0058 Fitzroy River flows through the Coalmine Lagoon (135 m above sea level) and Lake Mary (92)
Mackie River WA 0045.1 00 0336 0180 Swan River
Mackintosh Creek TAS 0014.6 00 0562 0219 Pieman River flows into Lake Mackintosh (219 m above sea level)
Mackintosh River TAS 0020.0 00 0219 0190 Pieman River flows from Lake Mackintosh (219 m above sea level) and flows into Lake Rosebery (190)
Maclaughlin River NSW 0083.9 00 1,070 0533 Snowy River
Macleay River
(photo)
NSW 0298.1 00 0388 0000 Macleay River after the British-Australian scientist Alexander Macleay named
Macquarie River NSW 0793.0 074,000 0671 0115 Murray River flows through Lake Burrendong (346 m above sea level)
Macquarie River TAS 0189.0 00 0606 0136 Tamar River
Macumba River SA 0240.2 00 0113 00-11 Warburton River flows through eleven waterholes
Mainoru River NT 0150.0 00 0310 0055 Roper River
Malton River 00 00 00 00
Manilla River NSW 0138.0 00 0845 0349 Murray River flows through the split rock reservoir
Mann River NSW 0238.1 00 1,410 0044 Clarence River flows through Llangothlin Lake
Mann River NT 0240.0 00 0390 0008th Liverpool River
Manning River
abor. : Boolumbahtee
NSW 0261.0 008,190 1,500 0000 Manning River
Manton River NT 0023.6 00 0136 0009 Adelaide River flows through the Manton reservoir
Maranoa River QLD 0519.0 020,039 0574 0207 Murray River flows through Lake Kajarabie
Margaret River NT 0105.1 00 0151 0012 Adelaide River
Margaret River WA 0399 00 0498 0113 Fitzroy River Named in 1879 after Margaret Elvire Forrest, wife of then Prime Minister of Western Australia, John Forrest
Margaret River WA 00 00 00 00
Maria River NSW 00 00 00 00
Maribyrnong River
(photo)
VIC 0039.0 001,450 0066 0000 Murray River
Marionoak River TAS 0011.1 00 0544 0142 Pieman River
Marshall River NT 0218.0 00 0487 0252 Warburton River
Maryland River NSW 0064.7 00 0821 0248 Clarence River
Mary River NT 0300.0 008,074 0259 0000 Mary River
Mary River
abor. : Moocooboola
QLD 0291.0 009,595 0209 0000 Mary River Named in 1847 after the governor Charles Augustus FitzRoy's wife , Lady Mary Lennox
Mary River WA 0102.1 00 0465 0253 Fitzroy River
Matilda River WA 0004.8 00 0274 0134 Collie River
Maxwell River TAS 0038.5 00 0421 0067 Gordon River
Mayne River QLD 0175.0 00 0244 0104 Warburton River
McHenry River QLD 0051.5 00 0107 0044 Jardine River
McKenzie River VIC 0014.5 00 0349 0075 Bemm River
McKinlay River NT 00 00 00 00
McKinlay River QLD 0170.2 00 0335 0124 Flinders River
McLeod River QLD 0037.8 00 0700 0327 Mitchell River
McLeod River TAS 00 00 00 00
Meander River NT 00 00 00 00
Meander River
(photo)
TAS 0112.0 001,600 1,060 0134 Tamar River
Medway River TAS 0019.0 00 0774 0564 River Leven
Mehi River NSW 0160.1 00 0227 0145 Murray River
Merivale River QLD 0205.2 003,460 0678 0401 Murray River
Merri Creek VIC 0069.3 00 0459 0010 Yarra River
Merriwa River NSW 0078.2 00 0475 0158 Hunter River
Mersey River
(photo)
TAS 0157.0 00 0948 0000 Mersey River flows away from Lake Meston (948 m above sea level), flows through Lake Rowallan (480) and Lake Parangana (415)
Middle River NSW 0014.0 00 00 00 Hawkesbury River
Minnie River WA 0034.2 00 0030th 0010 Fitzroy River flows through the Lulika Pool (12 m above sea level)
Minnow River TAS 0027.3 00 1,130 0081 Mersey River
Mitchell River QLD 0520.0 071,757 0376 0000 Mitchell River flows through Lake Mitchell (375 m above sea level)
Mitchell River
(photo)
VIC 0121.0 00 0137 0001 Latrobe River
Mitchell River WA 00 00 00 00
Mitta Mitta River
(Photo)
VIC 0204.0 00 0694 0180 Murray River flows through Lake Dartmouth , Lake Banimboola and Lake Hume
Moe River VIC 0018.0 00 0174 0076 Latrobe River
Moggil Creek QLD 00 00 00 00
Mole River NSW 0073.0 00 0614 0363 Murray River
Molonglo River NSW / ACT 0115.0 198,800 1,130 0440 Murray River flows through the Burley Griffin reservoir (556 m above sea level)
Mongarlowe River NSW 0071.7 00 0796 0556 Shoalhaven River
Mooki River NSW 0128.0 00 0351 0264 Murray River
Moonee Ponds Creek VIC 0030.5 00 0132 0000 Murray River
Moonie River QLD / NSW 0542.0 014,812 0347 0149 Murray River flows through the Thallon reservoir
Moore River WA 0193.1 013,540 0162 0000 Moore River
Moppy River NSW 0022.4 00 1,500 0356 Manning River
Morehead River QLD 0175.0 00 0147 0010 North Kennedy River
Moroka River VIC 0048.0 00 1,580 0353 Latrobe River
Mort River QLD 0090.2 00 0331 0230 Warburton River
Mortlock River WA 0080.9 016,800 0249 0146 Swan River in the 1830s after its discoverer, the surveyor Henry Mortlock Ommanney named
Moruya River
(photo)
NSW 0018.6 00 0022nd 0000 Moruya River
Morwell River VIC 0041.0 00 0172 0016 Latrobe River
Mosman River QLD 0053.1 00 0323 0077 Normanby River
Mountain river TAS 0024.5 00 0978 0009 Huon River
Moyangul River NSW 0023.6 00 1,230 0250 Snowy River
Mullen Malong River NSW 0016.7 00 0524 0237 Hawkesbury River
Mulligan River QLD 0340.0 00 0205 0049 Warburton River flows through eleven waterholes and lakes
Mullum Mullum Creek
(Photo)
VIC 0015.6 00 0145 0028 Yarra River
Mulwaree River NSW 0066.2 00 0841 0624 Hawkesbury River
Mumbedah River NSW 0014.8 00 1,260 0284 Hawkesbury River
Mummel River NSW 0065.1 00 1,080 0177 Manning River
Munmurra River NSW 0074.0 00 1,160 0279 Hunter River
Murchison River TAS 0064.2 00 0733 0190 Pieman River flows through Lake Murchison (222 m above sea level) and flows into Lake Rosebery (190)
Murchison River
(photo)
WA 1,131.1 082,000 0521 0000 Murchison River 13 flows through water holes and lakes,
after the Scottish geologist Roderick Murchison named
Murray River NSW / VIC / SA 2,375.1 1,058,549 0902 0000 Murray River second longest river in Australia ,
flows through six lakes
Murray River WA 0134.0 0187 0000 Murray River after the Secretary of State in the Colonial Office in London , Sir George Murray named
Murrindal River VIC 0041.8 00 0702 0055 Snowy River
Murrumbidgee River
(photo)
NSW / ACT 1,579 0081,640 1,560 0055 Murray River flows through the Tantangara reservoir (1,231 m above sea level) and Lake Burrinjuck (326)

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Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Bridge over the Nambucca River ( NSW )
Sandbar in the Namoi River ( NSW )
Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Naas River ACT 25.8 898 631 Murray River
Nambucca River NSW 87.0 1,299 594 0 Nambucca River
Namoi River NSW 330.0 43,000 708 130 Murray River flows through Lake Keepit
Narcissus River TAS 26.1 1,060 738 Derwent River flows through Lake St. Clair
Narran River QLD / NSW 299.0 179 118 Murray River flows through de Narran Lake
Nattai River NSW 50.7 452 116 Hawkesbury River flows through Lake Burragorang
Navarre River TAS 14.9 1,230 715 Derwent River flows through Lake King William
Negri River NT / WA 100.0 259 119 Ord River
Nelson River TAS 12.8 699 230 King River Nelson Falls ; flows through Lake Burbury
Nepean River NSW 178.0 766 39 Hawkesbury River flows through the Nepan reservoir
Nerang River QLD 62.0 490 138 0 Nerang River
Nicholson River QLD 400.0 53,200 240 0 Nicholson River flows through The Block Waterhole and Five Mile Waterhole
Nicholson River NT / WA 139.0 388 167 Ord River
Nicholson River VIC 72.5 440 0 Nicholson River
Nile River TAS 50.8 1,350 159 Tamar River flows through Lake Baker (1,349 m above sea level) and Lake Youl (1,300)
Nivelle River QLD 19.2 547 517 Murray River
Nive River QLD 263.0 563 336 Murray River named by Thomas Livingstone Mitchell after the French River Nive ; flows through Long Waterhole
Nive River TAS 70.2 968 229 Derwent River
Nogo River QLD 90.2 301 162 Burnett River flows through the Wuruma Reservoir (230 m above sea level)
Nogoa River QLD 300.0 27,676 501 153 Fitzroy River flows through Pelican Waterhole (257 m above sea level), Wandoo Lagoon (222) and the Maraboon Reservoir (207)
Norman Creek QLD 30th Brisbane River
Norman River QLD 420.0 48,950 449 0 Norman River flows through the Glenore Weir reservoir
Normanby River QLD 292.0 24,408 125 0 Normanby River
North Esk River TAS 86.2 547 0 Tamar River
North Gregory River QLD 19.4 871 669 Burdekin River
North Kennedy River QLD 188.7 95 0 North Kennedy River
North Palmer River QLD 71.5 41,435 501 224 Mitchell River flows through the Mitchell reservoir (375 m above sea level)
Nowendoc River NSW 115.0 1,150 52 Manning River Nowendoc Falls
Nullagine River WA 296.0 876 500 129 De Gray River flows through Garden- (388 m above sea level), Blue Bar- (289), Pelican- (241), Rock- (221), Tumbinna- (210), Rocky- (183) and Cordooin Pool (141)
Numeralla River NSW 93.8 1,070 706 Murray River
Nunnock River NSW 8.2 954 706 Bega River
Nymboida River NSW 165.0 1,370 120 Clarence River Rob Roys Falls

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Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Oakover River WA 398.2 16,383 595 129 De Gray River flows through the Upper Tarra Tarra , Tooncoonaragee , Carawine , Upper Carawine , Midgengadge , Yilgalong , Cooracoorawine , Chukuwalyee , Calbine , Toombingidgee , Yulading and Ngumberamooring pool
Oak River QLD 31.6 636 477 Gilbert River
Oban River NSW 46.5 1,360 819 Clarence River flows through Little Llangothlin Lake
O'Donnell River WA 156.8 476 188 Fitzroy River flows through the Fig Tree Pool
Old Park River TAS 13.1 653 456 Emu River
Old River TAS 24.2 195 0 Old River
Olga River TAS 24.5 71 29 Gordon River
Olinda Creek VIC 21.4 580 76 Yarra River flows through the Lillydale reservoir
Orange River TAS 17.6 392 50 Gordon River
Orara River NSW 156.0 200 5 Clarence River
Ord River WA 613.0 46,100 531 0 Ord River flows through Lake Argyle (navigable from here) and Lake Kununurra
Ord River WA 26.2 399 391 Murchison River
Ord River TAS
Orroral River ACT 15.0 1,000 842 Murray River
O'Shannassy River QLD 168.0 339 131 Nicholson River
O'Shannassy River VIC ~ 20.0 744 338 Yarra River
Otho River WA 6.8 258 185 Collie River
Ouse River TAS 131.0 1,206 79 Derwent River flows through the Meadowbank Reservoir
Owen Meredith River TAS 13.1 347 14th Pieman River
Oxley Creek QLD 543 Flinders River
Oxley Creek QLD 70.0 260 190 1 Brisbane River

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Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Piers on the Prosser River ( TAS ) in Orford
Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Paddys River ACT 28.4 758 477 Murray River
Paddys River NSW 31.3 1,180 346 Murray River flows through the Paddys River reservoir
Pages River NSW 97.0 1,100 174 Hunter River
Palmer River NT ~ 130.0 520 384 Warburton River
Palmer River QLD 327.0 8,335 429 63 Mitchell River
Panton River WA 99.3 339 176 Ord River
Pappinbarra River NSW 58.2 392 16 Hastings River
Paradise River TAS 11.2 173 13 Pieman River
Paroo River QLD  /  NSW ~ 600.0 1,383 336 76 Murray River flows through the Thoulcanna reservoir
Parramatta River NSW 13.7 130 0 Parramatta River the main tributary of Sydney's natural harbor , Port Jackson
Paterson River NSW 221.0 935 2 Hunter River flows through the Lostock reservoir
Patons River TAS 9.8 911 404 Gordon River
Patterson River VIC 5.0 6th 0 Patterson River
Peak River NSW 21.2 1,140 423 Murray River
Peel River NSW 210.0 743 286 Murray River flows through the Chaffey reservoir (518 m above sea level)
Pentecost River WA 118.0 29,413 248 0 Pentecost River
Perry River VIC 29.0 66 3 Latrobe River
Perry River QLD 43.7 150 24 Burnett River
Percy River QLD 66.6 664 397 Gilbert River
Percy River TAS 10.9 324 160 Gordon River
Perup River WA 70.9 316 130 Warren River
Pet River TAS 15.3 443 96 Emu River flows through the pet reservoir
Phelp River NT 123.0 122 1 Roper River
Picton River TAS 57.6 881 74 Huon River
Pieman River TAS 99.3 190 0 Pieman River flows through Lake Rosebery and Lake Pieman
Pigna Barney River NSW 40.4 1,210 389 Manning River
Pike River SA ~ 35.0 Murray River
Pinch River NSW 23.6 1,230 250 Snowy River also: Moyangul River
Pine River QLD 7.0 11 0 Pine River
Pine River TAS 27.8 1,056 681 Derwent River flows through Lake Antimony and Pine Tier Lagoon
Pioneer River QLD 120.0 1,550 75 0 Pioneer River
Plenty River TAS 38.3 837 17th Derwent River
Plenty River NT ~ 350.0 605 128 Warburton River
Plenty River VIC 46.8 247 20th Yarra River flows through Toorourrong Reservoir and Yan Yean Reservoir
Pokana River TAS 19.7 680 296 Gordon River flows through the Gordon reservoir
Portland River WA 51.5 341 213 Fortescue River flows through the Thirdiwandy Pool
Preston River WA 84.0 219
Princess River TAS 12.3 592 230 King River flows through Lake Burbury
Prosser River TAS 38.6 378 0 Prosser River
Puzzle River TAS 12.0 687 353 Derwent River

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Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Queanbeyan River NSW 0104.0 96,000 1,260 0567 Murray River it is believed that the name of the river comes from the language of the Ngarigo - Aborigines and means " clean water "; flows through the Googong reservoir (663 m above sea level)
Queen River TAS 0012.9 0164 0064 King River
Queensborough River VIC / NSW 0019.0 0885 0758 Snowy River
Queens Pound River NSW 0013.8 1,210 0323 Tuross River
Que River TAS 0029.9 0722 0189 Pieman River

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Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Ramsey River
Tendrils river NT 378.0 244 197 Warburton River
Rapid River TAS 50.5 704 63 Arthur River
Rattler River TAS 7.3 560 295 Inglis River
Rawbelle River QLD 22.7 365 301 Burnett River
Repulse River TAS 14.5 926 150 Derwent River flows through the Repulse reservoir
Rich River VIC 16.8 639 71 Snowy River
Richmond River NSW 248.0 6,850 236 0 Richmond River
Ring River TAS 16.7 990 102 Pieman River flows through Lake Pieman
Robertson River QLD 138.0 749 268 Gilbert River
Roberts River TAS 13.2 823 318 Huon River
Rocky River SA 700 Broughton River
Rocky River NSW 34.0 977 754 Murray River
Rocky River VIC 15.2 470 41 Snowy River
Rocky River QLD 0 Rocky River
Rocky River TAS 13.1 590 39 Pieman River
Rocky Tate River QLD 73.4 572 296 Mitchell River
Roderick River WA 160.0 474 283 Murchison River flows through Kookannie Pool (393 m above sea level), Kowkarrie Pool (387) and Wooleen Lake  (285)
Rodger River VIC 59.5 806 61 Snowy River
Roe River WA 66.0 3,278 274 0 Roe River
Rollston River QLD 64.1 274 169 Burdekin River
Roper River NT 400.0 81,794 126 0 Roper River 145 km navigable
Ross River NT 52.4 653 424 Warburton River
Ross River QLD 49.0 1,340 92 0 Ross River
Rowleys River NSW 71.2 944 80 Manning River
Running river QLD 57.3 660 317 Burdekin River
Russell River QLD 59.0 669 206 0 Russell River
Russell River TAS 30.0 1.110 23 Huon River

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B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Flood (1927) on Stanley River ( QLD )
Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Salmon River TAS 0012.5 00 0134 0024 Arthur River
Salmond River WA 0199.1 00 0588 0016 Pentecost River
Sand river TAS 0018.0 00 0396 0049 Prosser River
Sandover River NT 0354.0 00 0534 0300 Warburton River flows through the Junction Waterhole (361 m above sea level)
Sandy Tate River QLD 0050.9 00 0624 0414 Mitchell River
Sanford River WA 0163.0 00 0386 0257 Murchison River flows through the Charbanoo Pool (260 m above sea level)
Sara River NSW 0096.5 00 1,300 0303 Clarence River
Savage River TAS 0071.7 00 0706 0013 Pieman River
Saxby River QLD 0430.0 00 0298 0017th Flinders River flows through the Big Crocodile- (81 m above sea level), Little Crocodile- (79), Barlow- (76), Lyrian- (67), Sandrige- (59), Chain- (55) and the Earles Camp Waterhole  ( 50)
Scott River
(photo)
WA 0040.4 00 0093 0000 Blackwood River
Serpentine River TAS 0026.0 00 0309 0122 Gordon River flows from Lake Pedder (309 m above sea level)
Serpentine River
(photo)
WA 0111.0 00 0313 0000 Serpentine River Serpentine Falls
flows through Serpentine Lake
Severn River NSW 0205.0 00 1.110 0284 Murray River flows through the Pindari reservoir
Severn River QLD 0089.9 00 0784 0375 Murray River
Seymour River QLD 0070.8 00 0276 0166 Nicholson River
Seymour River QLD 0 00 0 00
Shannon River TAS 0068.1 00 1,033 0264 Derwent River flows from the Great Lake (1,033 m above sea level) and flows through the Shannon Lagoon (1,021)
Shannon River WA 0 00 0 00
Shaw River VIC 0 00 0 00
Shaw River WA 0554.0 006,510 0510 0024 De Gray River flows through the Coondina Pool (303 m above sea level)
Shoalhaven River
(photo)
NSW 0327.1 00 0864 000 Shoalhaven River flows through Lake Yarrunga
Sleeman River WA 0 00 0 00
Smith River TAS 0013.4 00 0223 0035 Gordon River
Smithburne River QLD 0110.0 00 0055 0000 Gilbert River flows through the Bird Waterhole (26 m above sea level), the Blackfellow Lagoon (23) and Wombies Lagoon (23)
Snake River TAS 0014.0 00 0567 0197 Huon River
Snowy River
(photo)
NSW / VIC 0403.1 015,779 1,840 0000 Snowy River flows through Guthega Pondage - (1,588 m above sea level) and Island Bend Pondage Lake (1,192) and Lake Jindabyne (918)
Snowy River TAS 0012.3 00 0930 0573 Tamar River flows into Lake Leake (573 m above sea level)
Solly River TAS 0031.7 00 0595 0030th Old River
Sophia River TAS 0020.1 00 0408 0219 Pieman River flows into Lake Mackintosh (219 m above sea level)
Sophia River WA 0002.3 00 0203 0126 Collie River
South Cracroft River TAS 0009.8 00 0799 0262 Huon River
South Eldon River TAS 0022.7 00 0827 0243 King River
South Esk River
(photo)
TAS 0255.1 00 0810 0000 Tamar River Tasmania's longest river
flows through Lake Trevallyn (134 m above sea level)
South Gregory River QLD 0045.6 00 0873 0669 Burdekin River
South Loddon River TAS 0011.0 00 0704 0380 Gordon River
South Palmer River QLD 0058.1 00 0537 0350 Mitchell River
South Styx River TAS 0013.2 00 0834 0335 Derwent River
Southern River WA 0008.2 00 0030th 0015th Swan River
Southwell River TAS 0015.3 00 0801 0219 Pieman River flows into Lake Mackintosh (219 m above sea level)
Spence River TAS 0020.0 00 0348 0007th Gordon River
Sprent River TAS 0018.7 00 0347 0018th Gordon River
St. George River QLD 0041.5 00 0264 0125 Normanby River
St. George River QLD 0065.3 00 0351 0190 Mitchell River
St. George River VIC 0014.0 00 0585 0000 St. George River
St. Josephs River TAS 0010.7 00 0537 0227 Cam River
St. Marys River TAS 0009.8 00 0505 0172 Cam River
St. Patricks River TAS 0068.2 00 0925 0217 Tamar River
St. Patricks River VIC 0009.4 00 0412 0228 Snowy River
St. Pauls River TAS 0054.4 00 0573 0192 Tamar River
Stanley River
(photo)
QLD 0086.1 001,330 0229 0065 Brisbane River flows through Lake Somerset (97 m above sea level) and flows into Lake Wivenhoe (65)
Stanley River TAS 0018.9 00 0456 0102 Pieman River flows into Lake Pieman (102 m above sea level)
Steavenson River VIC 0020.1 00 0813 0264 Murray River
Stitt River TAS 0014.0 00 0851 0102 Pieman River flows into Lake Pieman (102 m above sea level)
Stokes River TAS 0034.5 00 0140 0024 Glenelg River
Stony Creek VIC 0015.0 00 0 0000 Yarra River
Stony Creek VIC 0 00 0 00
Strangways River NT 0185.1 00 0224 0062 Roper River
Strike-a-Light River NSW 0038.1 00 1,200 0733 Murray River
Strzelecki Creek SA 0250.0 00 0052 0003 Cooper Creek flows through seven water holes and flows into Lake Blanche (3 m above sea level)
Stuart River QLD 0022.7 000065 0365 0293 Burnett River flows into Lake Boondooma (293 m above sea level)
Styx River QLD 0024.4 00 0746 0624 Gilbert River
Styx River QLD 0 00 0 00
Styx River
(photo)
TAS 0058.5 00 1.110 0023 Derwent River
Suggan Buggan River
(Photo)
NSW / VIC 0037.9 00 0699 0192 Snowy River
Supply River TAS 0027.0 00 0416 0000 Tamar River
Surprise River TAS 0010.0 00 0556 0404 Gordon River
Suttor River QLD 0200.1 00 0348 0158 Burdekin River flows through Lake Suttor (197 m above sea level), the Bulgrum Waterhole (183), the Murdering Lagoon (178) and flows into Lake Dalrymple (158)
Swan River TAS 0057.6 00 0740 0000 Swan River flows through the lakes Kings Bay (0 m above sea level) and Great Swanport (0)
Swan River
(photo)
WA 0069.8 00 0029 0000 Swan River

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Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Taggerty River VIC 0017.8 00 1,420 0368 Murray River
Talbragar River NSW 0277.0 00 1,130 0258 Murray River
Talga River WA 0128.0 00 0325 0118 De Gray River
Tamar River TAS 0065.0 00 0000 0000 Tamar River Strictly speaking, the Tamar River is not a river, but an estuary
Tambo River VIC 0170.0 00 1,160 0001 Tambo River flows into Lake King
Tanjil River VIC 0034.0 00 0202 0053 Latrobe River flows through the Blue Rock reservoir
Tarlo River NSW 0092.0 00 0787 0395 Hawkesbury River
Tate River QLD 0130.0 00 0452 0195 Mitchell River
Telfer River WA 0024.3 00 0214 0169 Ashburton River
Templeton River QLD 0195.0 00 0372 0182 Warburton River
Thirty-One River WA 0039.5 00 0337 0259 Gascoyne River
Thomas Currie Rivulet TAS 0010.2 00 0639 0062 King River
Thomas River WA 0127.0 00 0463 0294 Gascoyne River flows through the Murrumburra Pool (329 m above sea level)
Thomas River WA 00 00 0 00
Thomson River QLD 00 00 0212 0130 Cooper Creek flows through 13 water holes
Thomson River VIC 0170.0 00 0972 0002 Latrobe River flows through Lake Thomson (494 m above sea level)
Thone River NSW 0032.0 00 0 00 Hastings River
Thornton River QLD 0074.8 00 0314 0181 Nicholson River
Thornton River TAS 00 00 0 00
Thredbo River NSW 0040.3 00 1,550 0918 Snowy River flows into Lake Jindabyne
Throssell River WA 0048.4 00 0516 0199 Fitzroy River
Tidbinbilla River ACT 0013.4 00 1,330 0618 Murray River
Timbarra River NSW 0169.0 00 1,040 0114 Clarence River
Timbarra River VIC 0089.7 00 1,260 0088 Tambo River
Todd River NT 0340.0 000445 0731 0226 Warburton River the river was by Charles Todd , former Postmaster General of South Australia , named
Tofft River TAS 0008.5 00 0938 0230 King River flows into Lake Burbury (230 m above sea level)
Tonalli River NSW 0025.8 00 0676 0118 Hawkesbury River flows into Lake Burroagorang
Tone River WA 0117.0 00 0268 0130 Warren River
Toner River TAS 0011.3 00 0461 0187 Pieman River
Tongaroo River NSW 0026.5 00 1,230 0266 Snowy River
Tooma River NSW 0073.8 00 1,590 0236 Murray River
Toorongo River VIC 0012.0 00 0705 0215 Latrobe River
River Torrens SA 0085.0 000500 0480 0000 River Torrens
Traine River WA 0092.8 00 0479 0264 Fitzroy River
Travelers Rest River TAS 0010.6 00 0952 0730 Derwent River flows through the Travelers Rest Lake (950 m above sea level) and the Travelers Rest Lagoon (949)
Tuglow River NSW 0021.7 00 1,170 0941 Hawkesbury River
Tully River QLD 00 00 0 00
Tully River TAS 0027.8 00 0328 0010 Henty River
Tumbarumba Creek NSW 0058.8 00 1,100 0252 Murray River
Tumbarumba Creek QLD 00 00 0 00
Tumut River NSW 0182.0 004,000 1,430 1,210 Murray River flows through Happy Jacks Pondage , Tumut Pond , Tumut Two Pondage , Talbingo Dam , Jounama Pondage and the Blowering Reservoir
Turon River NSW 0117.0 00 0778 0406 Murray River one of the first gold rushes in Australia took place on the Turon River
Tuross River NSW 0147.0 001,814 1,170 0000 Tuross River
Tweed River NSW 0078.2 001,080 0169 000 Tweed River after the eponymous river in Scotland named
Tweed River WA 0030.1 00 0316 0179 Blackwood River
Tyenna River TAS 0048.1 00 0833 0040 Derwent River
Tyers River VIC 0057.0 00 1,240 0035 Latrobe River flows through the Moondarra Reservoir
Tyne River TAS 0015.8 00 0797 0302 Tamar River

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Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Confluence of the Little Panton Rivers (below) and the Upper Panton Rivers (left) to the Panton River (above) ( WA )
Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Ullinger River WA 0037.3 0511 0382 Pentecost River
Undowah River NSW 0020.8 1,030 0711 Snowy River
Upper Lake River TAS 0017.2 0951 0741 Tamar River flows through Arthurs Lake (951 m above sea level) and Woods Lake (741)
Upper Panton River WA 0046.6 0511 0339 Ord River
Upsalls Creek NSW
Urumbilum River NSW 0014.4 0593 0115 Clarence River

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Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Vale River TAS 0011.2 0788 0287 Pieman River
Victoria River NT 0149.0 87,900 0474 0080 Victoria River flows through the Catfish Waterhole (252 m above sea level), Four Mile Waterhole (152), Ten Mile Waterhole (149), Rifle Waterhole (145) and Longreach Waterhole (119)
Victoria River VIC 0024.7 1,300 0830 Murray River

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Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

Woronora Bridge over the Woronora River ( NSW )
Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Wadbilliga River NSW 0033.8 00 0668 0073 Tuross River
Walcrow River NSW 0025.0 00 1,290 0351 Manning River
Wallace River TAS 0015.4 00 1,290 0342 Pieman River
Wandle River TAS 0018.3 00 0629 0268 Arthur River
Wangat River NSW 0020.1 00 1,070 0184 Hunter River flows into Lake Chichester
Wannon River VIC 0223.1 00 0399 0043 Glenelg River two waterfalls in the river: Wannon Falls and Nigretta Falls
Waratah River TAS 0009.2 00 0611 0317 Arthur River arises from the Waratah Reservoir (611 m above sea level)
Warburton River / -Creek SA 0412.0 00 0024 00-15 Warburton River flows through 19 water holes and flows into Lake Eyre
Ward River QLD 0140.0 00 0389 0284 Murray River
Ward River QLD 0046.0 00 0042 0000
Warragamba River NSW 0018.0 00 0118 0022nd Hawkesbury River flows through Lake Burragorang
Warrego River QLD / NSW 0900.0 00 0625 0098 Murray River flows through the Lower Lila , the Six-Mile and the Boera reservoirs
Warren River WA 0134.0 004,409 0140 0000 Warren River
Waterhouse River NT 0199.1 00 0393 0126 Roper River
Watery River WA 0075.9 00 0525 0343 Fitzroy River
Watts River TAS 0019.3 00 0591 0041 Old River
Weir River QLD 0470.0 00 0358 0166 Murray River flows through the Wanda Waterhole
Weld River TAS 0053.2 00 0868 0057 Huon River
Weld River TAS 00 00 0 00
Weld River WA 00 00 0 00
Wellesley River WA 0009.5 00 0023 0013 Collie River
Wellington River VIC 0039.7 00 1,030 0213 Latrobe River
Wentworth River VIC 0059.0 0 0977 0111 Latrobe River
West Baines River NT 0200.0 00 0223 0010 Victoria River
West Burnett River QLD 0039.3 00 0510 0304 Burnett River
West Gawler River TAS 0015.7 00 0515 0119 River Leven flows through Lake Isandula (159 m above sea level)
West Normanby River QLD 0072.4 00 0377 0125 Normanby River named after the Marquess of Normanby , Governor of Queensland from 1871 to 1874.
West Strelley River WA 0120.0 00 0129 0030th De Gray River
West Swan River TAS 0027.8 00 0914 0055 Swan River
West Yule River WA 0052.9 00 0358 0225 Yule River
Wey River TAS 0014.5 00 0646 0491 Arthur River arises from the Talbots Lagoon (646 m above sea level)
Whyte River TAS 0060.1 00 0465 0013 Pieman River
Wickham River NT 0204.1 00 0241 0078 Victoria River flows through the Johnston Billabong (117 m above sea level)
Wight River 00 00 0 00
Wilgarup River WA 0070.6 00 0344 0122 Warren River
Williams River NSW 0142.0 00 0747 0001 Hunter River
Williams River QLD 0150.2 00 0224 0091 Flinders River
Williams River WA 0088.5 00 0323 00184 Murray River
Wilmot River TAS 0040.1 00 0470 0037 Forth River flows through Lake Gairdner (470 m above sea level)
Wilson River NSW 00 00 0 00
Wilson River QLD 0260.0 00 0189 0127 Cooper Creek flows through 17 water holes
Wilson River TAS 0040.1 00 0688 0102 Pieman River flows into Lake Pieman (102 m above sea level)
Wilson River WA 0146.0 00 0 00 Ord River flows through the Pelican Hole (402 m above sea level)
Wilson River WA 00 00 0 00
Wilton River NT 00225.0 00 0283 0009 Roper River flows through the Bulman Waterhole (84 m above sea level) and the Wongalara Waterhole  (53)
Wingecarribee River NSW 0079.1 00 0674 0280 Hawkesbury River flows through the Wingecarribee Reservoir (668 m above sea level)
Wolgan River NSW 0039.9 00 0558 0178 Hawkesbury River
Wollangambe River NSW 0057.4 00 0924 0055 Hawkesbury River
Wollondilly River NSW 0269.0 00 0993 0115 Hawkesbury River
Wongungarra River VIC 0066.0 00 1,430 0236 Latrobe River
Wonnangatta River VIC 0151.0 00 1,220 0108 Latrobe River
Wood River WA 0083.3 00 0467 0358 Pentecost River
Woodroffe River NT / QLD 0120.1 00 0 0172 Warburton River
Woolgar River QLD 0156.0 00 0665 0240 Flinders River
Woori Yallock Creek VIC 0018.2 00 0302 0103 Yarra River
Woronora River NSW 0036.1 00 0353 0000 Georges River flows through Lake Woronora (183 m above sea level)
Wye River TAS 0027.4 00 0617 0001 Swan River
Wye River VIC 0011.0 00 0601 0000 Wye River Wye River Falls

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Legend: B = state / s; L = length in km; E = catchment area in km²; Q = source height ; M = mouth height ; F = river system,
ACT = Australian Capital Territory ; NSW = New South Wales ; NT = Northern Territory ; QLD = Queensland ; SA = South Australia ; TAS = Tasmania ; VIC = Victoria ; WA = Western Australia

The Yarra River ( VIC ) near Melbourne .
Surname B. L. E. Q M. F. Remarks
Yadboro River NSW 26.5 1,030 70 Clyde River
Yalgar River WA 149.0 474 80 Murchison River flows through the Yalgar Pool
Yalmy River VIC 28.2 476 161 Snowy River
Yappar River QLD 270.0 391 18th Norman River
Yarra River VIC 242.0 4,078 ~ 1,200 0 Yarra River flows through the Upper Yarra Reservoir
Yarrow River NSW 42.9 1,260 603 Clarence River
Yass River NSW 139.0 758 345 Murray River flows through the Burrinjuke reservoir
Yeeda River WA 35.9 20th 4th Fitzroy River flows through Gnana Pool and Willare Pool
Yerraminnup River WA 36.7 281 166 Warren River
Yilliminning River WA 19.9 328 293 Blackwood River
Yolande River TAS 17.6 662 50 Henty River flows through the Margaret reservoir
Yowrie River NSW 18.9 468 150 Tuross River
Yule River WA 396.0 8,430 451 0 Yule River flows through Mundabundenoona Pool , Kangan Pool , Mardagubiddina Pool and Moolkamudda Pool
Yule River West Branch WA 67.9 39 0 Yule River

See also

Web links

Commons : Rivers of Australia by State or Territory  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Education: Longest Rivers . Geoscience Australia. Retrieved February 2, 2011
  2. The longest rivers in Australia. Geoscience Australia ; accessed June 15, 2013
  3. ^ History of River Names - B - Bannister River . Landgate.wa.gov.au ( Memento of the original from July 14, 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.landgate.wa.gov.au
  4. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority: History of River Names - B - Beaufort River . 2009. Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 28, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.landgate.wa.gov.au
  5. ^ History of River Names - B - Behm / Behn River . Landgate ( Memento from January 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ^ History of River Names . 2010. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. 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. Retrieved June 21, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.landgate.wa.gov.au
  7. Jennifer Hoff: Bundjalung Jugun (German: Bundjalung-Land ). Richmond River Historical Society (2006). ISBN 1-875-474-24-2 . with quotes from Yamba Yesterday . Howland and Lee. Yamba Centenary Committee (1985)
  8. Ludwig Leichhardt, Franz Braumann (ed.): The first crossing of Australia 1844-1846. P. 49. Revised according to his diaries, provided with an introduction and evidence. Stuttgart 1983, ISBN 3-522-60230-7
  9. ^ Fitzroy River Basin
  10. ^ The Murchison River . Adventures (2008) ( Memento of the original from July 24, 2008 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.adventures.net.au
  11. ^ Ronald & Vivian Moon: Cape York. To Adventurer's Guide . Kakirra Adventure Publications, Chelsea, Melbourne 1991. ISBN 0958826404