List of rivers in New South Wales

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The list of rivers in New South Wales gives an overview of all rivers in the Australian state of New South Wales ( German  New South Wales, abbreviation: NSW).

Rivers

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

Bridge over the Abercrombie River

Dangar Falls on the Bielsdown River

Boonoo Boonoo River

Darling River

Deua River

Duck River

Dumaresq River

The Edward River in Deniliquin

Goodradigbee River in the Brindabella Valley

Gwydir River

Railway bridge over the Hastings River in Wauchope

Bridges over the Hawkesbury River

Jenolan River

Lachlan River

Lane Cove River

Macdonald River

Macleay River

Moruya River

Murrumbidgee River

Bridge over the Nambucca River

Sandbar in the Namoi River

Paroo River in Wanaaring

Queanbeyan River

Talbragar River

Thredbo River

Wadbilliga River

Wollondilly River

Woronora Bridge over the Woronora River

Shoalhaven River

Surname	L.	E.	Q	M.	F.	Remarks
Abercrombie River (photo)	0186.0		1,130	0375	Murray River	flows through Lake Wyangala
Aberfoyle River	0115.0		1,340	0374	Clarence River
Allum River	0011.6		0752	0185	Hawkesbury River
Allyn River	0082.1		0655	0015th	Hunter River
Avon River	0031.9		0348	0193	Hawkesbury River
Avon River	0047.9				Manning River
Back River	0020.6		1,200	0548	Manning River
Back River	0007.7		1,180	0976	Tuross River
Bargo River	0032.0	000131			Hawkesbury River
Barnard River	0148.0		1,330	0094	Manning River
Barrington River	0093.1		1,460	0085	Manning River	very popular with canoeists because of its whitewater stretches
Barwon River	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
Bega River	0048.6	002,850	0113	0000	Bega River
Bell River	0146.0		0726	0285	Murray River
Belubula River	0165.0		0936	0262	Murray River	flows through the Carcoar reservoir (720 m above sea level)
Bemboka River	0027.9		0897	0096	Bega River
Bendoc River	0021.8		0848	0758	Snowy River
Berrima River	0008.4		1,030	0695	Snowy River
Bielsdown River (photo)	0378.0		0936	0476	Clarence River	Dangar Falls
Big Badja River	0031.8		1,030	0735	Murray River
Bimberamala River	0049.6		0814	0057	Clyde River
Birrie River	0197.0		0147	0115	Murray River
Burrungubugge River	0014.5		1,870	1,170	Snowy River
Bylong River	0048.1		0748	0218	Hunter River
Blicks River	0067.1		1,340	0419	Clarence River
Bluff River	0013.0		0750	0604	Murray River
Bobo River	0039.1		0679	0355	Clarence River
Bogan River	0617.0	018,000	0305	0111	Murray River
Bolong River	0059.9		0905	0569	Murray River
Bombala River	0087.4		1,170	0635	Snowy River
Boomi River	0231.0		0192	0152	Murray River
Boonoo Boonoo River	0044.0		0955	0248	Clarence River	Boonoo Boonoo Falls
Boorowa River	0134.0		0619	0301	Murray River
Bowman River	0053.7		0664	0170	Manning River
Bow River
Boyd River	0068.4		0303	0161	Clarence River
Boyne River	0002.0		0093	0049	Clyde River
Bredbo River	0052.0		1,380	0695	Murray River
Bremer River	0088.4		0431	0001	Murray River
Brogo River	0079.9		0604	0597	Bega River
Buckenbowra River	0041.2		0601	0004th	Clyde River
Burke River	0022.1		0635	0324	Hawkesbury River	flows into the Nepan reservoir (324 m above sea level)
Capertee River	0105.0		0510	0147	Hawkesbury River
Castlereagh River	0541.0		0630	0121	Murray River	flows through the Timor reservoir
Cataract River	0084.8		0987	0117	Clarence River
Cataract River	0023.0		0293	0077.7	Hawkesbury River	flows through Lake Cataract
Cells River	0032.3		1.010	0216	Manning River
Chichester River	0042.1		1,330	0082.3	Hunter River	flows through Lake Chichester
Clarence River	0343.0	022,850	0248	0000	Clarence River	The Aborigines on the lower reaches of the river call this Breimba or Berrinbah ; the river was by Prince William, 1st Duke of Clarence and St Andrews , later British Royal William IV. named
Clyde River	0102.0	001,723	0597	0000	Clyde River
Cobark River	0027.4		0745	0218	Manning River
Cobrabald River	0052.8		1,370	0990	Murray River
Cockburn River	0033.6		0493	0384	Murray River
Coldstream River	0043.0		0032	0001	Clarence River
Colo River	0086.4		0218	0004th	Hawkesbury River
Coolaburragundy River	0068.9		0656	0391	Murray River
Coolumbooka River	0026.5		0803	0698	Snowy River
Cooplacurripa River	0078.7		1,270	0148	Manning River
Cordeaux River	0028.3		0315	0147	Hawkesbury River	flows through Lake Cordeaux
Corang River	0030.1		0720	0511	Shoalhaven River
Coxs River	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	→	→	→	→	→	today: Thredbo River
Crawford River	0025.0		0175	0003	Myall River
Crookwell River	0078.2		0892	0430	Murray River
Cudgegong River	0250.0		0766	0341	Murray River	flows through Lake Windamere (252 m above sea level) and Lake Barrendong
Culgoa River	0489.0		0187	0109	Murray River
Curricabark River	0039.9		0664	0170	Manning River
Darling River	1,570	609.283	0119	0035	Murray River	longest river in Australia ; flows through Lake Wetherell (62 m above sea level) and Pamamaroo Lake (61)
Dawson River	0031.6		0176	0000	Manning River
Deepwater River	0083.7		1,080	0604	Murray River
Deer Park River	0012.0		1,350	0865	Clarence River (Tasman Sea)
Delegate River	0127.0		1,150	0507	Snowy River
Deua River	0139.0		0641	0009	Moruya River
Dilgry River	0026.1		1,440	0339	Manning River
Doubtful River	0015.4		1,660	1,290	Murray River
Dry River					Murrah River
Duck River	0007.0				Parramatta River
Dumaresq River	0214.0		0381	0227	Murray River	named after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Dumaresq
Edward River	383.0		110	61	Murray River
Ellenborough River	70.0		772	55	Hastings River
Endrick River	32.0		651	227	Shoalhaven River
Eucumbene River	83.6		1,380	902	Snowy River	flows through Lake Eucumbene (1,168 m above sea level) and Lake Jindabyne
Finns River	0009.0		1,830	1,230	Snowy River
Fish River	0			0
Fish River	0119.0		1,160	0668	Murray River	flows through the Fish River reservoir
Forbes River	0052.8		0965	0095	Hastings River
Geehi River	0046.9		1,890	0437	Murray River	flows through the Geehi Reservoir
Georges River	0089.3	000960	0393	0000	Georges River	flows through Chipping Norton Lake
Gloucester River	0102.0		1,190	0038	Manning River
Goobarragandra River	0056.0		1,360	0272	Murray River
Goodradigbee River	0105.0	001.101	1,650	0345	Murray River
Goulburn River	0221.1		0434	0097	Hunter River	after the politician Henry Goulburn named
Great Darling Anabranch	0244.0		0060	0033	Murray River	flows through Lake Mindona and the Hunter Waterhole
Gregory River	00		00	00
Growee River	0041.5		0661	0254	Hunter River
Grose River	0053.9		0953	0038	Hawkesbury River
Guy Fawkes River	0101.0		1,410	0303	Clarence River	named after the English officer Guy Fawkes
Gwydir River	0447.4	026,588	0766	0144	Murray River	flows through the Collymongle Lagoon and the Copeton Reservoir
Happy Jacks River	0019.3	00	1,640	1,210	Murray River
Hastings River	0180.0	00	1,040	0000	Hastings River
Hawkesbury River	0126.0	021,730	0039	0000	Hawkesbury River
Henry River	0073.6	00	1,100	0274	Clarence River
Hollanders River	0010.6	00	1,020	0939	Hawkesbury River
Horton River	0134.0	00	1,330	0270	Murray River
Hunter River	0468.0	022,000	1,420	0000	Hunter River	flows through Lake Glenbawn (276 m above sea level)
Ingeegoodbee River	0031.4		1,340	0514	Snowy River
Isabella River	0051.2		1,150	0479	Murray River
Isis River	0070.2		0683	0243	Hunter River
Jacobs River						see Tongaroo River
Jenolan River	0030.2		1,190	0220	Hawkesbury River
Jooriland River	0017.5		0556	0122	Hawkesbury River
Kangaroo River	0051.4		0368	0034	Clarence River
Kangaroo River	0046.9		0290	0056	Shoalhaven River	flows through the Yarrunga reservoir
Karuah River	0101.0	001,448	0598	0000	Karuah River
Kedumba River	0020.1		0297	0120	Hawkesbury River	flows through the Burragorang reservoir
Kerripit River	0034.6		1,450	0212	Manning River
Kowmung River	0074.4		0941	0125	Hawkesbury River
Krui River	0070.9		0831	0264	Hunter River
Kybeyan River	0134.0		1,060	0745	Murray River
Lachlan River (photo)	1,440.1	084,700	0699	0068	Murray River	flows through Lake Wyangala
Lane Cove River (photo)	0015.0	00	00	0000	Parramatta River
Lansdowne River	0051.0	00	0740	0000	Manning River
Lett River	0014.0	00	00	00	Hawkesbury River
Little Bogan River	0040.7	00	0111	0107	Murray River
Little Burke River	0016.2	00	0546	0328	Hawkesbury River	flows through the Nepean reservoir
Little Murray River	0030.5	00	0038	0007th	Murray River
Little Murray River	0030.9	00	1,190	0553	Clarence River
Little Nymboida River	0044.1	00	0576	0250	Clarence River
Little Plains River	0033.2	00	0758	0693	Snowy River
Little River	0015.6	00	1,000	0254	Hawkesbury River
Little River	0122.0	00	0633	0270	Murray River
Little River	0026.8	00	0602	0127	Hawkesbury River
Little River	0008.0	00	00	00
Little River	0016.3	00	0702	0362	Snowy River
Little Thredbo River	0013.7	00	1,710	1,130	Snowy River
Little Weir River	0078.5	00	0169	0153	Murray River
Macdonald River	0150.0	00	0482	0000	Hawkesbury River
Macdonald River (photo)	0169.0	00	1,220	0705	Murray River
Macintyre River	0475.1	00	1,260	0188	Murray River
Maclaughlin River	0083.9	00	1,070	0533	Snowy River
Macleay River (photo)	0298.1	00	0388	0000	Macleay River	after the British-Australian scientist Alexander Macleay named
Macquarie River	0793.0	074,000	0671	0115	Murray River	flows through Lake Burrendong (346 m above sea level)
Manilla River	0138.0	00	0845	0349	Murray River	flows through the split rock reservoir
Mann River	0238.1	00	1,410	0044	Clarence River	flows through Llangothlin Lake
Manning River abor. : Boolumbahtee	0261.0	008,190	1,500	0000	Manning River
Maria River	00	00	00	00
Maryland River	0064.7	00	0821	0248	Clarence River
Mehi River	0160.1	00	0227	0145	Murray River
Merriwa River	0078.2	00	0475	0158	Hunter River
Middle River	0014.0	00	00	00	Hawkesbury River
Mole River	0073.0	00	0614	0363	Murray River
Molonglo River	0115.0	198,800	1,130	0440	Murray River	flows through the Burley Griffin reservoir (556 m above sea level)
Mongarlowe River	0071.7	00	0796	0556	Shoalhaven River
Mooki River	0128.0	00	0351	0264	Murray River
Moonie River	0542.0	014,812	0347	0149	Murray River	flows through the Thallon reservoir
Moppy River	0022.4	00	1,500	0356	Manning River
Moruya River (photo)	0018.6	00	0022nd	0000	Moruya River
Moyangul River	0023.6	00	1,230	0250	Snowy River
Mullen Malong River	0016.7	00	0524	0237	Hawkesbury River
Mulwaree River	0066.2	00	0841	0624	Hawkesbury River
Mumbedah River	0014.8	00	1,260	0284	Hawkesbury River
Mummel River	0065.1	00	1,080	0177	Manning River
Munmurra River	0074.0	00	1,160	0279	Hunter River
Murray River	2,375.1	1,058,549	0902	0000	Murray River	longest river in New South Wales and second longest river in Australia, flowing through six lakes
Murrumbidgee River (photo)	1,579	0081,640	1,560	0055	Murray River	flows through the Tantangara reservoir (1,231 m above sea level) and Lake Burrinjuck (326)
Nambucca River	0087.0	1,299	0594	0000	Nambucca River
Namoi River	0330.0	043,000	0708	0130	Murray River	flows through Lake Keepit
Narran River	0299.0		0179	0118	Murray River	flows through the Narran Lake
Nattai River	0050.7		0452	0116	Hawkesbury River	flows through Lake Burragorang
Nepean River	0178.0		0766	0039	Hawkesbury River	flows through the Nepan reservoir
Nowendoc River	0115.0		1,150	0052	Manning River	Nowendoc Falls
Numeralla River	0093.8		1,070	0706	Murray River
Nunnock River	0008.2		0954	0706	Bega River
Nymboida River	0165.0		1,370	0120	Clarence River	Rob Roys Falls
Oban River	0046.5		1,360	0819	Clarence River	flows through Little Llangothlin Lake
Orara River	0156.0		0200	0005	Clarence River
Paddys River	0031.3		1,180	0346	Murray River	flows through the Paddys River reservoir
Pages River	0097.0		1,100	0174	Hunter River
Pappinbarra River	0058.2		0392	0016	Hastings River
Paroo River	0600.0	001,383	0336	0076	Murray River	flows through the Thoulcanna reservoir
Parramatta River	0013.7	000130		0000	Parramatta River	the main tributary of Sydney's natural harbor , Port Jackson
Paterson River	0221.0		0935	0002	Hunter River	flows through the Lostock reservoir
Peak River	0021.2		1,140	0423	Murray River
Peel River	0210.0		0743	0286	Murray River	flows through the Chaffey reservoir (518 m above sea level)
Pigna Barney River	0040.4		1,210	0389	Manning River
Pinch River	0023.6		1,230	0250	Snowy River	also: Moyangul River
Queanbeyan River	0104.0	096,000	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)
Queens Pound River	0013.8		1,210	0323	Tuross River
Queensborough River	0019.0		0885	0758	Snowy River
Richmond River	0248.0	006,850	0236	0000	Richmond River
Rocky River	0034.0		0977	0754	Murray River
Rowleys River	0071.2		0944	0080	Manning River
Sara River	0096.5	00	1,300	0303	Clarence River
Severn River	0205.0	00	1.110	0284	Murray River	flows through the Pindari reservoir
Shoalhaven River (photo)	0327.1	00	0864	000	Shoalhaven River	flows through Lake Yarrunga
Snowy River (photo)	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)
Strike-a-Light River	0038.1	00	1,200	0733	Murray River
Suggan Buggan River (Photo)	0037.9	00	0699	0192	Snowy River
Talbragar River	0277.0	00	1,130	0258	Murray River
Tarlo River	0092.0	00	0787	0395	Hawkesbury River
Thone River	0032.0	00	0	00	Hastings River
Timbarra River	0169.0	00	1,040	0114	Clarence River
Thredbo River	0040.3	00	1,550	0918	Snowy River	flows into Lake Jindabyne
Tonalli River	0025.8	00	0676	0118	Hawkesbury River	flows into Lake Burroagorang
Tongaroo River	0026.5	00	1,230	0266	Snowy River
Tooma River	0073.8	00	1,590	0236	Murray River
Tuglow River	0021.7	00	1,170	0941	Hawkesbury River
Tumbarumba Creek	0058.8	00	1,100	0252	Murray River
Tumut River	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	0117.0	00	0778	0406	Murray River	one of the first gold rushes in Australia took place on the Turon River
Tuross River	0147.0	001,814	1,170	0000	Tuross River
Tweed River	0078.2	001,080	0169	000	Tweed River	after the eponymous river in Scotland named
Undowah River	0020.8		1,030	0711	Snowy River
Upsalls Creek
Urumbilum River	0014.4		0593	0115	Clarence River
Wadbilliga River	0033.8	00	0668	0073	Tuross River
Walcrow River	0025.0	00	1,290	0351	Manning River
Wangat River	0020.1	00	1,070	0184	Hunter River	flows into Lake Chichester
Warragamba River	0018.0	00	0118	0022nd	Hawkesbury River	flows through Lake Burragorang
Warrego River	0900.0	00	0625	0098	Murray River	flows through the Lower Lila , the Six-Mile and the Boera reservoirs
Williams River	0142.0	00	0747	0001	Hunter River
Wilson River	00	00	0	00
Wingecarribee River	0079.1	00	0674	0280	Hawkesbury River	flows through the Wingecarribee Reservoir (668 m above sea level)
Wolgan River	0039.9	00	0558	0178	Hawkesbury River
Wollangambe River	0057.4	00	0924	0055	Hawkesbury River
Wollondilly River	0269.0	00	0993	0115	Hawkesbury River
Woronora River	0036.1	00	0353	0000	Georges River	flows through Lake Woronora (183 m above sea level)
Yadboro River	0026.5		1,030	0070	Clyde River
Yarrow River	0042.9		1,260	0603	Clarence River
Yass River	0139.0		0758	0345	Murray River	flows through the Burrinjuke reservoir
Yowrie River	0018.9		0468	0150	Tuross River

See also

→ Main article : List of rivers in Australia

• List of rivers in the Australian Capital Territory
• List of rivers in the Northern Territory
• List of rivers in Queensland
• List of rivers in South Australia
• List of rivers in Tasmania
• List of rivers in Victoria
• List of rivers in Western Australia

Web links

Commons : Rivers in New South Wales  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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)