Culgoa | |
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Location of Culgoa River mouth in New South Wales | |
Etymology | Aboriginal: "running through, returning"[1] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
States | Queensland, New South Wales |
Region | South West Queensland, Orana |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Balonne River |
- location | near Dirranbandi |
- elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
Mouth | confluence with the Barwon River to form the Darling River |
- location | north–west of Bourke |
- coordinates | 29°57′29″S 146°18′28″E / 29.95806°S 146.30778°E |
- elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
Length | 489 km (304 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Darling River catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
Tributaries | |
- left | Balonne River, Birrie River |
National parks | |
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Culgoa River is a river in the South West Queensland district of Queensland and the Orana district of New South Wales, Australia.
The river is the western branch of the Balonne River in southern Queensland, near Dirranbandi. It flows southwest across parts of the Darling Riverine Plains. The river is joined by ten tributaries. It flows into the Darling River near Bourke, New South Wales.
Culgoa is an Aboriginal word meaning "running through" or "returning".[1]