Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.
Longest rivers nationally
editOrder | River name | System | Length | Source | |
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km | miles | ||||
1 | Murray River | Murray-Darling | 2,375 | 1,476 | [1] |
2 | Murrumbidgee River | Murray-Darling | 1,485 | 923 | |
3 | Darling River | Murray-Darling | 1,472 | 915 | |
4 | Lachlan River | Murray-Darling | 1,448 | 900 | |
5 | Warrego River | Murray-Darling | 1,380 | 857 | |
6 | Cooper Creek | Lake Eyre | 1,300 | 808 | |
7 | Paroo River | Murray-Darling | 1,210 | 752 |
Longest river by state or territory
editAlthough the Murray River forms much of the border separating New South Wales and Victoria, it is not Victoria's longest river because the New South Wales border is delineated by the river's southern bank rather than by the middle of the river. The only section of the river formally within Victoria is a stretch of approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) where it separates Victoria and South Australia. At this point, the middle of the river forms the border.[2]
State/territory | River name | Length | Source | |
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km | miles | |||
Australian Capital Territory | Murrumbidgee River | 59 | 37 | [2] |
New South Wales | Murray River | 1,808 | 1,123 | |
Northern Territory | Victoria River | 510 | 317 | |
Queensland | Flinders River | 1,004 | 624 | |
South Australia | Murray River | 700 | 435 | |
Tasmania | South Esk River | 245 | 152 | |
Victoria | Goulburn River | 654 | 406 | |
Western Australia | Gascoyne River | 834 | 518 |
Rivers by state or territory
editThe following is a list of rivers located within Australian states and territories. Where a river crosses a state or territory boundary, it is listed in both states and territories. Where a river has a name that includes the word creek, it has been officially designated as a river.
Australian Capital Territory
editNew South Wales
editThe Geographical Names Board of New South Wales lists 439 rivers in the Geographical Names Register.[3] In the following list, where there are duplicated names, the source local government area (LGA) is identified. In the event of there being two rivers of the same name within the same local government area, additional referencing is provided. Rivers of New South Wales lists all rivers below, grouped according to whether the river flows towards the coast or flow inland, and grouped according to their respective catchment and sub-catchment. Where shown in italics, the watercourse is a creek, rivulet, brook, or similar.
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- Abercrombie
- Aberfoyle
- Abington
- Adelong
- Adjungbilly
- Allyn
- Apsley
- Araluen
- Avon (source in Wollongong LGA)
- Avon (source in Mid-Coast Council LGA)
B
- Back (source in Richmond Valley LGA)
- Back (source in Cooma-Monaro LGA)
- Back (source in Tamworth Regional LGA)
- Baerami
- Bakers
- Balgalal
- Barcoongere
- Bargo
- Barigan
- Barmedman
- Barnard
- Barrington
- Barwon
- Beardy
- Beardy Waters
- Beaury
- Bedford
- Bega
- Bell
- Bellinger
- Belubula
- Bemboka
- Bendoc
- Bermagui
- Berthong
- Bettowynd
- Bielsdown
- Big Badja
- Billabong
- Bimberamala
- Birrie
- Blackwater
- Blakney
- Bland
- Blicks
- Blue Mountain
- Bluff
- Bobin
- Bobo
- Bogan
- Bokhara
- Bolong
- Bombala
- Boomi
- Boonoo Boonoo
- Boorowa
- Boundary (source in Clarence Valley LGA, a tributary of the Glen Fernaigh River)
- Boundary (source in Clarence Valley LGA, a tributary of the Nymboida River)
- Bow
- Bowman
- Bowning
- Boyd
- Bredbo
- Brogo
- Brunswick
- Buckenbowra
- Bulla
- Bundock
- Bunnoo
- Burke
- Burkes
- Burns
- Burra (source in Palerang LGA)
- Burra (source in Gundagai LGA)
- Burrungubugge
- Bylong
C
- Cadiangullong
- Camden Haven
- Campbells
- Caparra
- Capertee
- Carole
- Castlereagh
- Cataract (source in Tenterfield LGA)
- Cataract (source in Wollondilly LGA)
- Cattle Creek
- Cedar
- Cedar Party
- Cells
- Chandler
- Chandlers
- Cheshire
- Chichester
- Christmas
- Clarence
- Clouds
- Clyde
- Cobark
- Cobrabald
- Cockburn
- Coldstream
- Colo
- Commissioners Waters
- Congewai
- Connollys
- Cooba Bulga
- Cooks
- Cooks Vale
- Coolaburragundy
- Coolibah
- Coolongolook
- Coolumbooka
- Cooma Back
- Cooma
- Coopers
- Cooplacurripa
- Coorongooba
- Corang
- Cordeaux
- Corindi
- Cowriga
- Coxs
- Crawford
- Crookwell
- Crudine
- Cudgegong
- Culgoa
- Cullinga
- Cunningham
- Curricabark
D
- Darling
- Dawson
- Deepwater
- Delegate
- Derringullen
- Deua
- Dilgry
- Dingo
- Doubtful
- Doyles
- Dry
- Du Faur
- Duckmaloi
- Dumaresq
- Dungowan
- Dyke
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G
- Gara
- Geehi
- Genoa
- Georges
- Georges
- Glen Fernaigh
- Gloucester
- Goobarragandra
- Goodradigbee
- Goorudee
- Goulburn
- Grose
- Growee
- Gungarlin
- Gunningbland
- Guy Fawkes
- Gwydir
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- Kalang
- Kanangra
- Kangaroo (source in Clarence Valley LGA)
- Kangaroo (source in Shoalhaven LGA)
- Karuah
- Kedumba
- Kerripit
- Kindra
- Kowmung
- Krui
- Kunderang
- Kybeyan
L
- Lachlan
- Lane Cove
- Lansdowne
- Lee
- Leycester
- Little Murray
- Little Nymboida
- Little Plains
- Little (source in Wollondilly LGA)
- Little (source in Dubbo LGA)
- Little (source in Oberon LGA)
- Little (source in Wingecarribee LGA)
- Little Run
- Little Weir
- Lennox River (proposed name)
M
- Macdonald (source in Tamworth LGA)
- Macdonald (source in Singleton LGA)
- Macintyre
- Maclaughlin
- Macleay
- Macquarie
- Macquarie
- Mammy Johnsons
- Mangrove
- Mann
- Manning
- Maria
- Maryland
- Medway
- Mehi
- Meroo
- Merrica
- Merriwa
- Middle
- Minnamurra
- Mirrool
- Mogo
- Mole
- Molonglo
- Mongarlowe
- Moonan
- Mooney Mooney
- Mooki
- Mooni
- Moppy
- Moredun
- Moruya
- Mowamba
- Mulga
- Mulla Mulla
- Mulwaree
- Mummel
- Munmurra
- Murrah
- Murray
- Murruin
- Murrumbidgee
- Myall
N
- Nadgee
- Nadgigomar
- Nambucca
- Namoi
- nangahrah
- Narran
- Nattai
- Nepean
- Never Never
- Niemur
- Nowendoc
- Nowlands
- Nullica
- Numeralla
- Nunnock
- Nymboida
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- Paddys (source in Wingecarribee LGA)
- Paddys (source in Tumbarumba LGA)
- Pages
- Pages
- Pambula
- Pappinbarra
- Parma
- Paroo
- Parramatta
- Paterson
- Peak
- Peel (A Section Of)[4]
- Peel[5]
- Peelwood
- Phils
- Pigna Barney
- Pinch
- Pinchgut
- Pipers Creek
- Pudman
Q
R
- Ralfes
- Reedy
- Retreat
- Richmond
- River Lett
- Rock Flat
- Rocky Ponds
- Rocky
- Rosewood
- Rouchel
- Rous
- Rowleys
- Rufus
- Rush
S
- Sandon
- Sandy (source in Bland LGA)
- Sandy (source in Cobar LGA)
- Sandy (source in Richmond Valley LGA)
- Sandy (source in Tamworth Regional LGA)
- Sara
- Severn
- Sewells
- Shannon
- Shoalhaven
- Snowy
- Stewarts
- Stewarts
- Strike-a-Light
- Styx
- Summer Hill
- Swampy Plain
T
- Tabulam
- Talbragar
- Tallawudjah
- Tallowa
- Tarcutta
- Tarlo
- Tarrion
- Taylors Arm
- Telegherry
- Terania
- The Big Warrambool
- The Branch
- Thompsons
- Thone
- Thredbo
- Tia
- Tilbuster
- Timbarra
- Tindarey
- Tobins
- Tomaga
- Tonalli
- Tooloom
- Tooma
- Towallum
- Towamba
- Trigalong
- Tuglow
- Tumut
- Turners
- Turon
- Tuross
- Tweed
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W
- Wadbilliga
- Wah Way
- Walcrow
- Wallagaraugh
- Wallamba
- Wallingat
- Wang Wauk
- Wangat
- Warbro
- Wards
- Warialda
- Warnes
- Warragamba
- Warrego
- Warrell
- Watagan
- Webbs
- Werong
- Werriberri
- Wheeny
- Wheeo
- Whitbarrow
- White Rock
- Widden
- Wild Cattle
- Williams
- Williwa
- Wilson
- Wilsons
- Winburndale
- Wingecarribee
- Wog Wog
- Wolgan
- Wollangambe
- Wollemi
- Wollombi
- Wollomombi
- Wollondilly
- Wonboyn
- Wooli Wooli
- Worondi
- Woronora
- Wyong
Y
Northern Territory
edit- Rivers of the Northern Territory template
- Adelaide
- Alligator Rivers
- Buckingham
- Blackmore
- Blyth
- Calvert
- Daly
- Douglas[6][7]
- Dry
- Elizabeth
- Finke
- Fish
- Fitzmaurice
- Georgina
- Goomadeer
- Goromuru
- Goyder
- Gregory
- Hale
- Hay
- Hodgson
- Johnson[8]
- Katherine
- Keep
- King
- Koolatong
- Limmen Bight
- Liverpool
- MacKinley[9]
- Mary
- Moyle
- McArthur
- Negri
- Nicholson
- Palmer[10]
- Playford
- Plenty
- Robinson
- Roper
- Rosie
- Sandover
- Settlement
- Todd
- Towns
- Victoria
- Walker
- Wearyan
- Wickham
- Wildman[11]
- Wilton
Queensland
editA
B
- Baffle
- Balonne
- Banksia
- Barcoo
- Barratta
- Barron
- Barwon
- Basalt
- Belyando
- Black
- Bloomfield
- Bohle
- Boomi
- Bokhara
- Bowen[12][13]
- Boyne (Central Queensland)
- Boyne (Wide Bay–Burnett)
- Bremer
- Brisbane
- Broken[12]
- Bulimba
- Bungil
- Burdekin
- Burke
- Burnett
- Burrum
C
- Caboolture
- Calliope
- Campaspe
- Carpentier
- Clara
- Cliffdale
- Coen
- Coleman
- Comet
- Condamine
- Connors
- Coomera
- Cooper
- Crystal
- Currumbin
- Culgoa
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M
- Mackenzie
- Maranoa
- Maroochy
- Mary
- Mcdonald
- Merivale
- Mission
- Mitchell
- Moggill
- Mooloolah
- Moonie
- Mossman
- Mulgrave
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- Sandover
- Saxby
- Settlement
- Severn
- South Pine
- Staaten
- Stanley
- Stuart
- Stewart
- Styx (East Central Queensland)
- Styx (West Central Queensland)
- Susan
- Suttor
T
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South Australia
edit- Rivers of South Australia template
- Acraman
- Alberga
- Anacotilla
- Angas
- Breakneck
- Bremer
- Broughton
- Bungala
- Chapman
- Congeratinga
- Cooper
- Crystal Brook
- Currency
- Cygnet
- De Mole
- Diamantina
- Eleanor
- Eyre
- Field
- Finniss
- Finke
- Frome
- Gawler
- Georgina
- Gilbert
- Glenelg
- Harriet
- Hill
- Hindmarsh
- Hutt
- Inman
- Jacobs
- Kallakoopah
- Light
- Little Para
- Macumba
- Marne
- Middle
- Murray
- Myponga
- Neales
- North Para
- North West
- Officer
- Onkaparinga
- Panalatinga
- Parananacooka
- Patawalonga
- Port
- Rocky (Kangaroo Island)
- Rocky (Mid North)
- Sandy
- Siccus
- South Para
- South West
- Strzelecki
- Stun Sail Boom
- Sturt
- Tod
- Torrens
- Wakefield
- Warburton
- Western
- Willson
- Yankalilla
- Yattagolinga
Tasmania
edit- Rivers of Tasmania template
- Adams
- Andrew
- Anne
- Anthony
- Apsley
- Arm
- Arthur
- Arve
- Badger
- Black
- Black Bobs
- Blackman
- Blythe
- Boyd
- Break O'Day
- Bream
- Broad
- Browns
- Cam
- Cascade
- Clyde
- Coal
- Cockle
- Collingwood
- Craycroft
- Crayfish
- Davey
- Dee
- Denison
- Derwent
- Don
- Donaldson
- Dover
- Duck
- Elizabeth
- Emu
- Esperance
- Florentine
- Flowerdale
- Forth
- Franklin
- Gordon
- Great Forester
- Hellyer
- Henty
- Hobart
- Holley
- Huon
- Inglis
- Isis
- James
- Jane
- Jordan
- King
- Lea
- Leven
- Liffey
- Little Swanport
- Lune
- Mackintosh
- Macquarie
- Meander
- Mersey
- Murchison
- Nile
- Nive
- North Esk
- Ouse
- Picton
- Pieman
- Pipers
- Pokana
- Queen
- Ringarooma
- Ringarooma (Lower)
- Rubicon
- Savage
- Serpentine
- Shannon
- Sophia
- South Esk
- Spero
- Styx
- Swan
- Tamar
- Tooms
- Tully
- Tyne
- Vale
- Weld
- Wye
- Yolande
Victoria
editA
- Aberfeldy
- Acheron
- Ada (Baw Baw)
- Ada (East Gippsland)
- Agnes
- Aire
- Albert
- Anglesea
- Arte
- Avoca
- Avon (Gippsland)
- Avon (Grampians)
B
- Barham
- Barkly
- Barwon
- Bass
- Bemm
- Bendoc
- Benedore
- Berrima
- Betka
- Big (Brodribb)
- Big (Goulburn)
- Big (Mitta Mitta)
- Black
- Bonang
- Brodribb
- Broken
- Buchan
- Buckland
- Buffalo
- Bundara
- Bunyip
C
- Calder
- Caledonia
- Campaspe
- Cann
- Cann River East
- Carlisle
- Catherine
- Chetwynd
- Cobungra
- Coliban
- Combienbar
- Crawford
- Crooked
- Cumberland
- Curdies
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- Lang Lang
- Latrobe
- Leigh
- Lerderderg
- Little (Avon)
- Little (Cathedral Range)
- Little (Greater Geelong)
- Little (Moroka)
- Little (Snowy River NP)
- Little (Sydenham Inlet)
- Little (Tambo)
- Little Arte
- Little Coliban
- Little Dargo
- Little Goolengook
- Little Murray
- Little Rubicon
- Little Yalmy
- Little Yarra
- Loch
- Loddon
M
- Macalister
- MacKenzie
- McKenzie
- Maribyrnong
- Merri
- Mitchell
- Mitta Mitta
- Moe
- Moroka
- Moorabool
- Mount Emu Creek
- Morwell
- Moyne
- Mueller
- Murray
- Murrindal
- Murrindindi
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- Taggerty
- Tambo
- Tanjil
- Taponga
- Tarago
- Tarra
- Tarwin
- The Old
- Thomson
- Thurra
- Tidal
- Timbarra
- Toorongo
- Turton
- Tyers
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W
- Wallagaraugh
- Wando
- Wannon
- Watts
- Wellington
- Wentworth
- Werribee
- Wimmera
- Wingan
- Woady Yaloak
- Wonnangatta
- Wongungarra
- Wye
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Western Australia
editA
B
- Balgarup
- Balla Balla
- Bannister
- Barker
- Barnett
- Barton
- Beasley
- Beaufort
- Behn
- Berckelman
- Berkeley
- Blackwood
- Bow (southern Western Australia)
- Bow (northern Western Australia)
- Bowes
- Bremer
- Brockman
- Brunswick
- Buayanyup
- Buchanan
- Buller
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- Gairdner (southern Western Australia)
- Gairdner (northern Western Australia)
- Gascoyne
- Gibb
- Glenelg
- Goodga
- Gordon
- Greenough
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- Kalgan
- Kent
- King Edward
- King George
- King (northern Western Australia)
- King (southern Western Australia)
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- Mackie
- Maitland
- Margaret (northern Western Australia)
- Margaret (southern Western Australia)
- Mary
- May
- McRae
- Meda
- Minilya
- Mitchell
- Moore
- Mortlock
- Munglinup
- Murchison
- Murray
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List of major rivers by basin
editAustralia's largest primary rivers
River | Length | Drainage area | Average discharge |
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I. North East Coast (NEC) | |||
Annan | 66 km (41 mi) | 939.7 km2 (362.8 sq mi) | 31.1 m3/s (980 GL/a) |
Baffle Creek | 2,541.2 km2 (981.2 sq mi) | 11.4 m3/s (360 GL/a) | |
Barratta Creek | 109 km (68 mi) | 1,210.8 km2 (467.5 sq mi) | 10 m3/s (320 GL/a) |
Barron | 165 km (103 mi) | 2,138 km2 (825 sq mi) | 34.6 m3/s (1,090 GL/a) |
Bloomfield | 18 km (11 mi) | 418.5 km2 (161.6 sq mi) | 16.2 m3/s (510 GL/a) |
Boyne | 125 km (78 mi) | 2,411.6 km2 (931.1 sq mi) | 10.3 m3/s (330 GL/a) |
Brisbane | 344 km (214 mi) | 13,652.3 km2 (5,271.2 sq mi) | 56.5 m3/s (1,780 GL/a) |
Burdekin | 886 km (551 mi) | 130,108.3 km2 (50,235.1 sq mi) | 394 m3/s (12,400 GL/a) |
Burnett | 435 km (270 mi) | 33,267.2 km2 (12,844.5 sq mi) | 78 m3/s (2,500 GL/a) |
Burrum | 31 km (19 mi) | 2,327.4 km2 (898.6 sq mi) | 9.5 m3/s (300 GL/a) |
Calliope | 98 km (61 mi) | 1,856.4 km2 (716.8 sq mi) | 5 m3/s (160 GL/a) |
Claudie | 23 km (14 mi) | 366.2 km2 (141.4 sq mi) | 12.2 m3/s (390 GL/a) |
Daintree | 140 km (87 mi) | 1,303.5 km2 (503.3 sq mi) | 66.3 m3/s (2,090 GL/a) |
Don | 60 km (37 mi) | 1,116.8 km2 (431.2 sq mi) | 10 m3/s (320 GL/a) |
Endeavour | 140 km (87 mi) | 958.6 km2 (370.1 sq mi) | 28.1 m3/s (890 GL/a) |
Fitzroy | 480 km (300 mi) | 142,839.6 km2 (55,150.7 sq mi) | 170 m3/s (5,400 GL/a) |
Harmer Creek | 769.4 km2 (297.1 sq mi) | 20.5 m3/s (650 GL/a) | |
Haughton | 110 km (68 mi) | 2,172.4 km2 (838.8 sq mi) | 11.5 m3/s (360 GL/a) |
Herbert | 288 km (179 mi) | 10,130 km2 (3,910 sq mi) | 137 m3/s (4,300 GL/a) |
Herbert Creek | 1,131.6 km2 (436.9 sq mi) | 4.8 m3/s (150 GL/a) | |
Jeannie | 43 km (27 mi) | 482.8 km2 (186.4 sq mi) | 11 m3/s (350 GL/a) |
Johnstone | 200 km (120 mi) | 1,642.5 km2 (634.2 sq mi) | 112.1 m3/s (3,540 GL/a) |
Kolan | 195 km (121 mi) | 2,756.3 km2 (1,064.2 sq mi) | 11.8 m3/s (370 GL/a) |
Liverpool Creek | 333.7 km2 (128.8 sq mi) | 21.6 m3/s (680 GL/a) | |
Logan | 184 km (114 mi) | 3,841.8 km2 (1,483.3 sq mi) | 31.7 m3/s (1,000 GL/a) |
Lockhart | 36 km (22 mi) | 765 km2 (295 sq mi) | 16.3 m3/s (510 GL/a) |
Mary | 291 km (181 mi) | 9,019.7 km2 (3,482.5 sq mi) | 64.9 m3/s (2,050 GL/a) |
Mcivor | 65 km (40 mi) | 510.2 km2 (197.0 sq mi) | 12.7 m3/s (400 GL/a) |
Meunga Creek | 314.6 km2 (121.5 sq mi) | 10 m3/s (320 GL/a) | |
Mulgrave | 70 km (43 mi) | 1,390.9 km2 (537.0 sq mi) | 101.1 m3/s (3,190 GL/a) |
Murray | 70 km (43 mi) | 555.8 km2 (214.6 sq mi) | 20.6 m3/s (650 GL/a) |
Murray Creek | 557 km2 (215 sq mi) | 13 m3/s (410 GL/a) | |
Nerang | 62 km (39 mi) | 486.8 km2 (188.0 sq mi) | 11.4 m3/s (360 GL/a) |
Nesbit | 41 km (25 mi) | 693.3 km2 (267.7 sq mi) | 12.8 m3/s (400 GL/a) |
Noosa | 60 km (37 mi) | 945.5 km2 (365.1 sq mi) | 11.3 m3/s (360 GL/a) |
Normanby | 350 km (220 mi) | 24,429.1 km2 (9,432.1 sq mi) | 451.6 m3/s (14,250 GL/a) |
O'Connell | 34.2 km (21.3 mi) | 886.5 km2 (342.3 sq mi) | 18.4 m3/s (580 GL/a) |
Olive | 70 km (43 mi) | 1,701.6 km2 (657.0 sq mi) | 52.3 m3/s (1,650 GL/a) |
Pascoe | 119 km (74 mi) | 2,023.6 km2 (781.3 sq mi) | 71.2 m3/s (2,250 GL/a) |
Pioneer | 120 km (75 mi) | 1,550 km2 (600 sq mi) | 31 m3/s (980 GL/a) |
Proserpine | 69 km (43 mi) | 1,006.9 km2 (388.8 sq mi) | 15.2 m3/s (480 GL/a) |
Ross | 49 km (30 mi) | 917.1 km2 (354.1 sq mi) | 10.9 m3/s (340 GL/a) |
South Maria Creek | 183.3 km2 (70.8 sq mi) | 11.3 m3/s (360 GL/a) | |
Stewart | 96 km (60 mi) | 837.1 km2 (323.2 sq mi) | 12 m3/s (380 GL/a) |
Styx | 33 km (21 mi) | 1,066.5 km2 (411.8 sq mi) | 2.7 m3/s (85 GL/a) |
Tully | 133 km (83 mi) | 1,508.5 km2 (582.4 sq mi) | 84.5 m3/s (2,670 GL/a) |
Other | 38,648.4 km2 (14,922.2 sq mi) | 559.6 m3/s (17,660 GL/a) | |
The North East Coast basin total | 450,705 km2 (174,018 sq mi) | 2,900 m3/s (92,000 GL/a) | |
II. South East Coast (NSW) | |||
Avon | 122 km (76 mi) | 1,829 km2 (706 sq mi) | 7.6 m3/s (240 GL/a) |
Barwon | 160 km (99 mi) | 8,795.6 km2 (3,396.0 sq mi) | 47 m3/s (1,500 GL/a) |
Bega | 102.3 km (63.6 mi) | 1,960.5 km2 (757.0 sq mi) | 10.4 m3/s (330 GL/a) |
Bellinger | 109 km (68 mi) | 1,141.6 km2 (440.8 sq mi) | 11.8 m3/s (370 GL/a) |
Bemm | 58 km (36 mi) | 949.7 km2 (366.7 sq mi) | 7.6 m3/s (240 GL/a) |
Bunyip | 76.5 km (47.5 mi) | 1,024.9 km2 (395.7 sq mi) | 8.5 m3/s (270 GL/a) |
Cann | 102 km (63 mi) | 1,151.2 km2 (444.5 sq mi) | 8.6 m3/s (270 GL/a) |
Clarence | 343 km (213 mi) | 22,700 km2 (8,800 sq mi) | 165.4 m3/s (5,220 GL/a) |
Clyde | 102 km (63 mi) | 1,732.4 km2 (668.9 sq mi) | 12.4 m3/s (390 GL/a) |
Curdies | 66 km (41 mi) | 1,031.5 km2 (398.3 sq mi) | 5.9 m3/s (190 GL/a) |
Eumeralla | 78 km (48 mi) | 904.1 km2 (349.1 sq mi) | 4.1 m3/s (130 GL/a) |
Fitzroy | 58 km (36 mi) | 1,385.9 km2 (535.1 sq mi) | 4.3 m3/s (140 GL/a) |
Gellibrand | 96 km (60 mi) | 1,087.6 km2 (419.9 sq mi) | 11 m3/s (350 GL/a) |
Genoa | 95 km (59 mi) | 1,741 km2 (672 sq mi) | 13.6 m3/s (430 GL/a) |
Georges | 96 km (60 mi) | 934.1 km2 (360.7 sq mi) | 6.5 m3/s (210 GL/a) |
Glenelg | 350 km (220 mi) | 12,157 km2 (4,694 sq mi) | 22.3 m3/s (700 GL/a) |
Hastings | 180 km (110 mi) | 4,490 km2 (1,730 sq mi) | 58.7 m3/s (1,850 GL/a) |
Hawkesbury | 120 km (75 mi) | 21,810 km2 (8,420 sq mi) | 95 m3/s (3,000 GL/a) |
Hopkins | 271 km (168 mi) | 8,843.9 km2 (3,414.6 sq mi) | 47 m3/s (1,500 GL/a) |
Hunter | 300 km (190 mi) | 21,430 km2 (8,270 sq mi) | 60 m3/s (1,900 GL/a) |
Karuah | 101 km (63 mi) | 1,445.5 km2 (558.1 sq mi) | 10 m3/s (320 GL/a) |
La Trobe | 271 km (168 mi) | 9,273 km2 (3,580 sq mi) | 54.8 m3/s (1,730 GL/a) |
Macleay | 298 km (185 mi) | 11,420 km2 (4,410 sq mi) | 62 m3/s (2,000 GL/a) |
Manning | 261 km (162 mi) | 8,190 km2 (3,160 sq mi) | 78 m3/s (2,500 GL/a) |
Merri | 89.7 km (55.7 mi) | 1,029.1 km2 (397.3 sq mi) | 7.4 m3/s (230 GL/a) |
Mitchell | 121 km (75 mi) | 4,873 km2 (1,881 sq mi) | 35 m3/s (1,100 GL/a) |
Moruya | 157.6 km (97.9 mi) | 1,435.1 km2 (554.1 sq mi) | 8.3 m3/s (260 GL/a) |
Moyne | 82 km (51 mi) | 626.3 km2 (241.8 sq mi) | 3.7 m3/s (120 GL/a) |
Myall | 92 km (57 mi) | 967.2 km2 (373.4 sq mi) | 6.5 m3/s (210 GL/a) |
Nambucca | 87 km (54 mi) | 1,299 km2 (502 sq mi) | 12.7 m3/s (400 GL/a) |
Patterson | 58 km (36 mi) | 778.6 km2 (300.6 sq mi) | 5.5 m3/s (170 GL/a) |
Richmond | 248 km (154 mi) | 6,862 km2 (2,649 sq mi) | 106 m3/s (3,300 GL/a) |
Shoalhaven | 327 km (203 mi) | 7,086 km2 (2,736 sq mi) | 49 m3/s (1,500 GL/a) |
Snowy | 352 km (219 mi) | 15,796 km2 (6,099 sq mi) | 75 m3/s (2,400 GL/a) |
Stewarts | 62 km (39 mi) | 621.1 km2 (239.8 sq mi) | 6.3 m3/s (200 GL/a) |
Tambo | 186 km (116 mi) | 2,891 km2 (1,116 sq mi) | 10.4 m3/s (330 GL/a) |
Tarwin | 81.8 km (50.8 mi) | 1,591.7 km2 (614.6 sq mi) | 11 m3/s (350 GL/a) |
Towamba | 86 km (53 mi) | 1,094.2 km2 (422.5 sq mi) | 7.2 m3/s (230 GL/a) |
Tuross | 147 km (91 mi) | 1,815.1 km2 (700.8 sq mi) | 18.5 m3/s (580 GL/a) |
Tweed | 78 km (48 mi) | 1,080 km2 (420 sq mi) | 25.4 m3/s (800 GL/a) |
Yarra | 242 km (150 mi) | 5,464.4 km2 (2,109.8 sq mi) | 38 m3/s (1,200 GL/a) |
Werribee | 110 km (68 mi) | 1,453.5 km2 (561.2 sq mi) | 7.3 m3/s (230 GL/a) |
Other | 62,711.8 km2 (24,213.2 sq mi) | 186.6 m3/s (5,890 GL/a) | |
The South East Coast basin total | 268,000 km2 (103,000 sq mi) | 1,440 m3/s (45,000 GL/a) | |
III. South Australian Gulf (SAG) | |||
IV. South West Coast (SWC) | |||
V. Pilbara–Gascoyne (PG)
(Indian Ocean) | |||
Ashburton | 680 km (420 mi) | 75,698 km2 (29,227 sq mi) | 22 m3/s (690 GL/a) |
Cane | 168 km (104 mi) | 2,798.6 km2 (1,080.5 sq mi) | 2 m3/s (63 GL/a) |
Chapman | 105 km (65 mi) | 1,952 km2 (754 sq mi) | 1.7 m3/s (54 GL/a) |
De Grey* | 569 km (354 mi) | 56,716 km2 (21,898 sq mi) | 36.4 m3/s (1,150 GL/a) |
Fortescue | 760 km (470 mi) | 49,759 km2 (19,212 sq mi) | 12.4 m3/s (390 GL/a) |
Gascoyne | 865 km (537 mi) | 75,835 km2 (29,280 sq mi) | 20.5 m3/s (650 GL/a) |
George | 182 km (113 mi) | 1,994.4 km2 (770.0 sq mi) | 2 m3/s (63 GL/a) |
Gibb | 112 km (70 mi) | 10,496.2 km2 (4,052.6 sq mi) | 2.7 m3/s (85 GL/a) |
Greenough | 361 km (224 mi) | 12,164.8 km2 (4,696.9 sq mi) | 6.6 m3/s (210 GL/a) |
Harding | 150 km (93 mi) | 1,685.3 km2 (650.7 sq mi) | 1.3 m3/s (41 GL/a) |
Hutt | 72.4 km (45.0 mi) | 1,326.4 km2 (512.1 sq mi) | 0.34 m3/s (11 GL/a) |
Irwin | 149 km (93 mi) | 6,145.9 km2 (2,372.9 sq mi) | 5.2 m3/s (160 GL/a) |
Maitland | 92 km (57 mi) | 2,083.4 km2 (804.4 sq mi) | 0.8 m3/s (25 GL/a) |
Murchison | 820 km (510 mi) | 91,253 km2 (35,233 sq mi) | 10.8 m3/s (340 GL/a) |
Pardoo Creek | 99.9 km (62.1 mi) | 1,526.7 km2 (589.5 sq mi) | 2.6 m3/s (82 GL/a) |
Peawah | 106 km (66 mi) | 2,222.8 km2 (858.2 sq mi) | 2.8 m3/s (88 GL/a) |
Robe | 276 km (171 mi) | 7,587.8 km2 (2,929.7 sq mi) | 10.3 m3/s (330 GL/a) |
Sherlock | 393 km (244 mi) | 5,137.1 km2 (1,983.4 sq mi) | 6 m3/s (190 GL/a) |
Turner | 236 km (147 mi) | 3,584.8 km2 (1,384.1 sq mi) | 3.5 m3/s (110 GL/a) |
Yule | 190 km (120 mi) | 8,636.9 km2 (3,334.7 sq mi) | 7.1 m3/s (220 GL/a) |
Other | 101,395.9 km2 (39,149.2 sq mi) | 41 m3/s (1,300 GL/a) | |
The Pilbara–Gascoyne basin total | 520,000 km2 (200,000 sq mi) | 198 m3/s (6,200 GL/a) | |
VI. Tanami–Timor Sea Coast (TTS) | |||
Adelaide | 238 km (148 mi) | 7,430 km2 (2,870 sq mi) | 60 m3/s (1,900 GL/a) |
Berkeley | 135 km (84 mi) | 5,149 km2 (1,988 sq mi) | 13.1 m3/s (410 GL/a) |
Blyth | 175 km (109 mi) | 9,219 km2 (3,559 sq mi) | 58.9 m3/s (1,860 GL/a) |
Buckingham | 59 km (37 mi) | 1,301.7 km2 (502.6 sq mi) | 10 m3/s (320 GL/a) |
Charnley | 148 km (92 mi) | 6,043.7 km2 (2,333.5 sq mi) | 21.2 m3/s (670 GL/a) |
Daly* | 682 km (424 mi) | 53,708 km2 (20,737 sq mi) | 376 m3/s (11,900 GL/a) |
Deep Creek | 6,736.9 km2 (2,601.1 sq mi) | 4.4 m3/s (140 GL/a) | |
Drysdale | 432 km (268 mi) | 15,722.5 km2 (6,070.5 sq mi) | 34.2 m3/s (1,080 GL/a) |
Durack | 306 km (190 mi) | 14,237.9 km2 (5,497.3 sq mi) | 26.1 m3/s (820 GL/a) |
East Alligator | 160 km (99 mi) | 15,876 km2 (6,130 sq mi) | 218 m3/s (6,900 GL/a) |
Finniss | 2,391.5 km2 (923.4 sq mi) | 21.4 m3/s (680 GL/a) | |
Fitzmaurice | 276 km (171 mi) | 6,662.1 km2 (2,572.3 sq mi) | 48 m3/s (1,500 GL/a) |
Mardoowarra Fitzroy | 733 km (455 mi) | 95,694.5 km2 (36,947.9 sq mi) | 210 m3/s (6,600 GL/a) |
Forrest | 141 km (88 mi) | 3,061.2 km2 (1,181.9 sq mi) | 5.6 m3/s (180 GL/a) |
Fraser | 70 km (43 mi) | 2,467 km2 (953 sq mi) | 7.7 m3/s (240 GL/a) |
Glenelg | 89 km (55 mi) | 1,864 km2 (720 sq mi) | 13 m3/s (410 GL/a) |
Glyde | 171 km (106 mi) | 10,391 km2 (4,012 sq mi) | 66.5 m3/s (2,100 GL/a) |
Goomadeer | 138 km (86 mi) | 2,468.3 km2 (953.0 sq mi) | 36.1 m3/s (1,140 GL/a) |
Isdell | 206 km (128 mi) | 5,526 km2 (2,134 sq mi) | 18.4 m3/s (580 GL/a) |
Keep | 258 km (160 mi) | 4,996 km2 (1,929 sq mi) | 15.8 m3/s (500 GL/a) |
King Edward | 221 km (137 mi) | 8,480.8 km2 (3,274.5 sq mi) | 42.8 m3/s (1,350 GL/a) |
King George | 112 km (70 mi) | 2,884.6 km2 (1,113.8 sq mi) | 14.5 m3/s (460 GL/a) |
Liverpool | 138 km (86 mi) | 8,480 km2 (3,270 sq mi) | 135 m3/s (4,300 GL/a) |
Mary | 225 km (140 mi) | 7,413.8 km2 (2,862.5 sq mi) | 76.1 m3/s (2,400 GL/a) |
May | 69 km (43 mi) | 2,412 km2 (931 sq mi) | 5.5 m3/s (170 GL/a) |
Meda | 88 km (55 mi) | 11,851 km2 (4,576 sq mi) | 32.8 m3/s (1,040 GL/a) |
Mitchell | 117 km (73 mi) | 2,955 km2 (1,141 sq mi) | 20.5 m3/s (650 GL/a) |
Moyle | 133 km (83 mi) | 3,397.7 km2 (1,311.9 sq mi) | 20 m3/s (630 GL/a) |
Murgenella Creek | 2,139.3 km2 (826.0 sq mi) | 15.3 m3/s (480 GL/a) | |
Ord | 651 km (405 mi) | 55,385 km2 (21,384 sq mi) | 150 m3/s (4,700 GL/a) |
Pentecost | 118 km (73 mi) | 8,975.4 km2 (3,465.4 sq mi) | 19 m3/s (600 GL/a) |
Prince Regent | 106 km (66 mi) | 2,127.3 km2 (821.4 sq mi) | 10.1 m3/s (320 GL/a) |
Reynolds | 1,870.6 km2 (722.2 sq mi) | 24.8 m3/s (780 GL/a) | |
Robinson | 107 km (66 mi) | 2,559 km2 (988 sq mi) | 10 m3/s (320 GL/a) |
Roe | 66 km (41 mi) | 3,284 km2 (1,268 sq mi) | 16.4 m3/s (520 GL/a) |
South Alligator | 160 km (99 mi) | 11,917 km2 (4,601 sq mi) | 182 m3/s (5,700 GL/a) |
Victoria | 560 km (350 mi) | 99,412.5 km2 (38,383.4 sq mi) | 159 m3/s (5,000 GL/a) |
West Alligator | 80 km (50 mi) | 1,302.8 km2 (503.0 sq mi) | 12 m3/s (380 GL/a) |
Wildman Creek | 98 km (61 mi) | 2,493.4 km2 (962.7 sq mi) | 25.4 m3/s (800 GL/a) |
Other | 651,712.5 km2 (251,627.6 sq mi) | 404.4 m3/s (12,760 GL/a) | |
The Tanami–Timor Sea Coast basin total | 1,162,000 km2 (449,000 sq mi) | 2,640 m3/s (83,000 GL/a) | |
VII. Carpentaria Coast (CC) | |||
Archer | 268 km (167 mi) | 13,848 km2 (5,347 sq mi) | 235.3 m3/s (7,430 GL/a) |
Calvert | 222 km (138 mi) | 10,333 km2 (3,990 sq mi) | 30 m3/s (950 GL/a) |
Chapman | 2,042.8 km2 (788.7 sq mi) | 23.7 m3/s (750 GL/a) | |
Cliffdale Creek | 197 km (122 mi) | 2,783.7 km2 (1,074.8 sq mi) | 7.2 m3/s (230 GL/a) |
Coleman | 5,192.1 km2 (2,004.7 sq mi) | 48.8 m3/s (1,540 GL/a) | |
Ducie | 69 km (43 mi) | 3,226.6 km2 (1,245.8 sq mi) | 53 m3/s (1,700 GL/a) |
Edward | 208 km (129 mi) | 4,000.9 km2 (1,544.8 sq mi) | 43.4 m3/s (1,370 GL/a) |
Eight Mile Creek | 1,389.7 km2 (536.6 sq mi) | 4.2 m3/s (130 GL/a) | |
Embley | 54 km (34 mi) | 863.4 km2 (333.4 sq mi) | 15.3 m3/s (480 GL/a) |
Flinders | 1,004 km (624 mi) | 109,715 km2 (42,361 sq mi) | 122.2 m3/s (3,860 GL/a) |
Gilbert | 887 km (551 mi) | 46,412 km2 (17,920 sq mi) | 171.3 m3/s (5,410 GL/a) |
Hey | 17 km (11 mi) | 521.6 km2 (201.4 sq mi) | 10.4 m3/s (330 GL/a) |
Holroyd | 325 km (202 mi) | 10,287 km2 (3,972 sq mi) | 127.9 m3/s (4,040 GL/a) |
Jackson | 64.7 km (40.2 mi) | 1,625.7 km2 (627.7 sq mi) | 28.5 m3/s (900 GL/a) |
Jardine | 162 km (101 mi) | 3,282 km2 (1,267 sq mi) | 105 m3/s (3,300 GL/a) |
Kirke | 83.6 km (51.9 mi) | 1,464.9 km2 (565.6 sq mi) | 24.4 m3/s (770 GL/a) |
Koolatong | 92 km (57 mi) | 2,607 km2 (1,007 sq mi) | 25.4 m3/s (800 GL/a) |
Lagoon Creek | 136 km (85 mi) | 2,425.6 km2 (936.5 sq mi) | 7.4 m3/s (230 GL/a) |
Leichhardt | 630 km (390 mi) | 33,287 km2 (12,852 sq mi) | 69 m3/s (2,200 GL/a) |
Limmen Bight | 514 km (319 mi) | 15,938 km2 (6,154 sq mi) | 36.6 m3/s (1,160 GL/a) |
McArthur | 521 km (324 mi) | 19,597 km2 (7,566 sq mi) | 45 m3/s (1,400 GL/a) |
Mission | 37 km (23 mi) | 1,239.5 km2 (478.6 sq mi) | 21.1 m3/s (670 GL/a) |
Mitchell | 750 km (470 mi) | 71,757 km2 (27,706 sq mi) | 727.3 m3/s (22,950 GL/a) |
Nicholson | 725 km (450 mi) | 53,200 km2 (20,500 sq mi) | 103.3 m3/s (3,260 GL/a) |
Norman | 679 km (422 mi) | 50,445 km2 (19,477 sq mi) | 74.3 m3/s (2,340 GL/a) |
Robinson | 215 km (134 mi) | 11,369 km2 (4,390 sq mi) | 23.9 m3/s (750 GL/a) |
Roper* | 599 km (372 mi) | 81,794 km2 (31,581 sq mi) | 176 m3/s (5,600 GL/a) |
Rose | 169 km (105 mi) | 3,601.5 km2 (1,390.5 sq mi) | 17.1 m3/s (540 GL/a) |
Rosie Creek | 88.3 km (54.9 mi) | 1,942.4 km2 (750.0 sq mi) | 7.3 m3/s (230 GL/a) |
Settlement Creek | 142 km (88 mi) | 3,940.4 km2 (1,521.4 sq mi) | 12 m3/s (380 GL/a) |
Staaten | 383 km (238 mi) | 25,732 km2 (9,935 sq mi) | 217.1 m3/s (6,850 GL/a) |
Towns | 84 km (52 mi) | 4,530.1 km2 (1,749.1 sq mi) | 11 m3/s (350 GL/a) |
Walker | 119 km (74 mi) | 2,285.4 km2 (882.4 sq mi) | 15.3 m3/s (480 GL/a) |
Ward | 46 km (29 mi) | 633.2 km2 (244.5 sq mi) | 12.4 m3/s (390 GL/a) |
Watson | 92 km (57 mi) | 2,885.2 km2 (1,114.0 sq mi) | 48.6 m3/s (1,530 GL/a) |
Wearyan | 152 km (94 mi) | 3,742.9 km2 (1,445.1 sq mi) | 11.3 m3/s (360 GL/a) |
Wenlock | 322 km (200 mi) | 7,460 km2 (2,880 sq mi) | 126.7 m3/s (4,000 GL/a) |
Other | 26,541.9 km2 (10,247.9 sq mi) | 191.2 m3/s (6,030 GL/a) | |
The Carpentaria Coast basin total | 641,000 km2 (247,000 sq mi) | 3,029.9 m3/s (95,620 GL/a) | |
VIII. Tasmania (TAS) | |||
IX. Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) | |||
Murray | 2,508 km (1,558 mi) | 1,061,469 km2 (409,835 sq mi) | 459.3 m3/s (14,490 GL/a) |
The Murray–Darling basin total | 1,061,469 km2 (409,835 sq mi) | 459.3 m3/s (14,490 GL/a) | |
X. Lake Eyre Basin | |||
Lake Eyre Basin | |||
Cooper Creek* | 1,420 km (880 mi) | 297,950 km2 (115,040 sq mi) | 35.7 m3/s (1,130 GL/a) |
Finke–Macumba | 750 km (470 mi) | 101,490 km2 (39,190 sq mi) | 6.5 m3/s (210 GL/a) |
Frome | 245 km (152 mi) | 18,200 km2 (7,000 sq mi) | 1.1 m3/s (35 GL/a) |
Hale–Todd | 424 km (263 mi) | 59,890 km2 (23,120 sq mi) | 2.7 m3/s (85 GL/a) |
Hay | 728 km (452 mi) | 100,376 km2 (38,755 sq mi) | 4.6 m3/s (150 GL/a) |
Neales | 420 km (260 mi) | 35,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi) | 2.6 m3/s (82 GL/a) |
Warburton–Georgina–Diamantina* | 1,400 km (870 mi) | 408,005 km2 (157,532 sq mi) | 60.2 m3/s (1,900 GL/a) |
Other | 149,089 km2 (57,564 sq mi) | 33.1 m3/s (1,040 GL/a) | |
Bulloo–Bancannia Basin | |||
Bulloo | 600 km (370 mi) | 48,033.7 km2 (18,545.9 sq mi) | 9.8 m3/s (310 GL/a) |
Other | 52,966.3 km2 (20,450.4 sq mi) | 7.5 m3/s (240 GL/a) | |
The Lake Eyre and Bulloo–Bancannia basin total | 1,271,000 km2 (491,000 sq mi) | 162.2 m3/s (5,120 GL/a) | |
XI. South Western Plateau (SWP) | |||
Australia |
*Daly–Katherine (682 km), Roper–Waterhouse (599 km), Cooper Creek–Barcoo (1,420 km), Warburton–Georgina (1,400 km); De Grey–Oakover (569 km);
See also
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