Lachlan River

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inland river river

Lachlan River is a major inland river in New South Wales, Australia, flowing through agricultural regions before joining the Murrumbidgee River system.

Aliases (1)

Lachlan River system ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	inland river → river →
basinSize	approximately 84,700 square kilometres →
continent	Australia →
country	Australia →
ecoregion	Murray–Darling Depression →
flowsInto	Murrumbidgee River (via effluent channels and wetlands) →
flowsThrough	Booligal → Condobolin → Cowra → Forbes → Hillston → agricultural regions of central New South Wales →
hasCatchmentManagementAuthority	Lachlan Valley Water →
hasFloodplain	Lachlan River floodplain →
hasLandUse	cropping → grazing → irrigated agriculture →
hasMajorTownInCatchment	Condobolin → Cowra → Forbes → Grenfell → Parkes → Young →
hasReservoir	Lake Cargelligo → Wyangala Dam →
hasTributary	Abercrombie River NERFINISHED → Belubula River NERFINISHED → Boorowa River NERFINISHED → Crookwell River NERFINISHED → Goobang Creek NERFINISHED → Willandra Creek NERFINISHED →
hasWetland	Great Cumbung Swamp →
length	approximately 1,440 kilometres →
locatedIn	New South Wales →
mouthOfWatercourse	Murrumbidgee River NERFINISHED →
namedAfter	Lachlan Macquarie →
partOf	Murray–Darling basin →
region	Central West New South Wales → Riverina NERFINISHED →
riverSystem	Murrumbidgee River system →
sourceLocation	Great Dividing Range → near Gunning →
usedFor	irrigation → stock watering → town water supply →
waterManagementAuthority	New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment – Water →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Wiradjuri people →	associatedRiver
Murray–Darling Basin →	containsRiver
Murrumbidgee River →	hasTributary
Forbes ("Lachlan River system") →	riverSystem