Paroo River

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The Paroo River is an ephemeral river in inland eastern Australia that flows through Queensland and New South Wales, supporting important wetlands and unique arid-zone ecosystems.

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Label Occurrences
Paroo River canonical 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ephemeral river
river
basinCountry Australia NERFINISHED
continent Australia
country Australia
drainageBasin Paroo River catchment
flowsThrough New South Wales NERFINISHED
Queensland NERFINISHED
hasAlternateName Paroo NERFINISHED
hasClimateZone arid
semi-arid
hasConservationConcern potential impacts of water extraction
vulnerability to climate variability
hasEcologicalSignificance important waterbird breeding habitat
relatively unregulated river in Murray–Darling Basin
hasEnvironmentalValue refuge for wildlife during dry periods
hasFeature floodplain wetlands
temporary lakes
waterholes
hasFlowRegime highly variable discharge
rainfall-dependent
hasHumanUse extensive grazing in catchment
limited irrigation compared to other Murray–Darling rivers
hasHydrologicalCharacteristic ephemeral flow
intermittent flow
hasMouthRegion northwestern New South Wales NERFINISHED
hasProtectedArea Paroo-Darling National Park NERFINISHED
Ramsar-listed wetlands
hasProtectionStatus partly protected area
hasRegion Channel Country NERFINISHED
Far West New South Wales NERFINISHED
hasSourceRegion southwest Queensland NERFINISHED
hasState New South Wales NERFINISHED
Queensland NERFINISHED
locatedIn New South Wales
Queensland
eastern Australia NERFINISHED
mouthLocation Darling River NERFINISHED
partOf Murray–Darling basin NERFINISHED
supports arid-zone ecosystems
biodiversity
waterbirds
wetlands
tributaryOf Darling River NERFINISHED

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Darling River tributary Paroo River