Culgoa River
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This article is about the river in Australia. For other uses, see Culgoa (disambiguation).
The Culgoa River is a river that is part of the Darling catchment within the Murray–Darling basin and is located in South West Queensland.
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Culgoa | |
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Location of Culgoa River mouth in New South Wales | |
Etymology | Aboriginal: "running through, returning"[1] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
States | Queensland, New South Wales |
Region | South West Queensland, Orana |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Balonne River |
• location | near Dirranbandi |
• elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Barwon River to form the Darling River |
• location | north–west of Bourke |
• coordinates | 29°57′29″S 146°18′28″E |
• elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
Length | 489 km (304 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Darling River catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
Tributaries | |
• left | Balonne River, Birrie River |
National parks | |
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