Murrumbidgee River

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inland river river

The Murrumbidgee River is a major inland river in southeastern Australia that flows through New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory before joining the Murray River.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	inland river → river →
basinCountry	Australia →
continent	Australia →
country	Australia →
crossedBy	Hume Highway NERFINISHED → Sturt Highway NERFINISHED →
ecoregion	Murray–Darling Depression → South Eastern Highlands →
flowsThrough	Australian Capital Territory → New South Wales →
hasProtectedArea	Murrumbidgee Valley National Park → Murrumbidgee Valley Nature Reserve NERFINISHED →
hasReservoir	Blowering Dam → Burrinjuck Dam →
hasTributary	Goodradigbee River NERFINISHED → Lachlan River NERFINISHED → Molonglo River NERFINISHED → Queanbeyan River NERFINISHED → Tumut River NERFINISHED →
languageOfName	Wiradjuri language →
length	approximately 1485 kilometres →
locatedIn	southeastern Australia →
majorCityOnRiver	Canberra →
majorUseRegion	Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area →
mouthLocation	New South Wales → near Boundary Bend → near Victoria–New South Wales border →
mouthOf	Murray River NERFINISHED →
namedBy	European settlers →
partOf	Murray–Darling basin →
passesNear	Hay → Narrandera → Wagga Wagga →
passesThrough	Canberra →
region	Riverina NERFINISHED →
riverSystem	Murray–Darling river system →
sourceLocation	New South Wales → Snowy Mountains →
sourceRegion	Kosciuszko National Park →
traditionalOwners	Ngunnawal people NERFINISHED → Wiradjuri people NERFINISHED →
tributaryOf	Murray River NERFINISHED →
usedFor	hydroelectric power → irrigation → recreation → water supply →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hay → Wagga Wagga →	locatedOnRiver
Coleambally → Griffith ("Murrumbidgee River irrigation system") →	waterSource
Wiradjuri people →	associatedRiver
Murray–Darling Basin →	containsRiver
Sturt Highway →	crossesRiver
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly ("Murrumbidgee") →	electorates
Leeton ("Murrumbidgee River (nearby)") →	hasRiver
Molonglo River →	mouth