Murray River

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The Murray River is Australia's longest river, forming much of the border between New South Wales and Victoria and serving as a vital waterway for agriculture, ecosystems, and communities in southeastern Australia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinArea over 1 million square kilometres
continent Australia
country Australia
flowsDirection generally westward
flowsInto Murray Mouth
flowsThrough New South Wales
South Australia
Victoria
formsBorderBetween New South Wales
Victoria
hasAlternateName Murray River
surface form: River Murray
hasDam Dartmouth Dam
Hume Dam
hasHistoricUse paddle steamers
timber transport
wool transport
hasTributary Darling River
Edward River
Goulburn River
Lachlan River
Murrumbidgee River
Ovens River
hasWeir Locks and weirs system in South Australia
Torrumbarry Weir
importantFor First Nations communities
length about 2508 kilometres
locatedIn southeastern Australia
longestRiverIn Australia
majorCityOnRiver Albury
Echuca
Mildura
Murray Bridge
Renmark
Swan Hill
Wodonga
managedBy Murray–Darling Basin Authority
mouthLocation Lake Alexandrina
South Australia
Southern Ocean
partOf Murray–Darling Basin
surface form: Murray–Darling basin
sourceLocation Snowy Mountains
surface form: Australian Alps

near Mount Kosciuszko
subjectTo drought
salinity issues
water extraction pressures
supportsEcosystem floodplain forests
wetlands
supportsSpecies Murray cod
golden perch
waterbirds
traditionalOwnersInclude Muthi Muthi people
Ngarrindjeri people
Yorta Yorta people
usedFor agriculture
domestic water supply
inland navigation
irrigation
recreation

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Yorta Yorta language spokenAlong Murray River
Cummeragunja locatedOn Murray River
Albury City Council locatedOn Murray River
Wentworth Shire borderFeature Murray River
Lake Alexandrina near Murray River
this entity surface form: Mouth of the Murray River
Narrinyeri traditionalRegion Murray River
this entity surface form: lower Murray River
Torrumbarry Weir locatedOnRiver Murray River
Torrumbarry Weir watercourse Murray River
Hume Dam locatedOnRiver Murray River
Hume Dam crosses Murray River
Hume Dam isKeyInfrastructureFor Murray River
this entity surface form: Murray River system
Hume Dam isMajorStorageOn Murray River
Australian Alps majorRiverSource Murray River
Riverland locatedOnRiver Murray River
Lost River drainsTo Murray River
this entity surface form: Murray River (indirectly)
Baaka majorTributaryOf Murray River
Baaka flowsInto Murray River
Campaspe River tributaryOf Murray River
Campaspe River mouth Murray River