List of rivers of Australia

Major rivers of Australia

This is a list of rivers of Australia. Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.

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Longest rivers nationally

A branch of the Murray River, near Howlong, New South Wales.

Longest rivers in Australia by length
(September 2008)

Order	River name	Length		Source
		km	miles
1	Murray River	2,375	1,476	[1]
2	Murrumbidgee River	1,485	923
3	Darling River	1,472	915
4	Lachlan River	1,448	900
5	Warrego River	1,380	857
6	Cooper Creek	1,300	808
7	Paroo River	1,210	752

Longest river by state or territory

Although the Murray River forms much of the border separating New South Wales and Victoria, it is not Victoria's longest river because the New South Wales border is delineated by the river's southern bank rather than by the middle of the river. The only section of the river considered within Victoria is a stretch of approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) where it separates Victoria and South Australia. At this point, the middle of the river forms the border.^[2]

Longest rivers in each state or territory
(December 2012)

State/territory	River name	Length		Source
		km	miles
Australian Capital Territory	Murrumbidgee River	59	37	[2]
New South Wales	Murray River	1,808	1,123
Northern Territory	Victoria River	510	317
Queensland	Flinders River	1,004	624
South Australia	Murray River	700	435
Tasmania	South Esk River	245	152
Victoria	Goulburn River	654	406
Western Australia	Gascoyne River	834	518

Rivers by state or territory

The following is a list of rivers located within Australian states and territories. Where a river crosses a state or territory boundary, it is listed in both states and territories. Where a river has a name that includes the word creek, it has been officially designated as a river.

Australian Capital Territory

Cotter Gudgenby

Molonglo Murrumbidgee

Naas Orroral

Paddys Queanbeyan

New South Wales

The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales lists 439 rivers in the Geographical Names Register.^[3] In the following list, where there are duplicated names, the source local government area (LGA) is identified. In the event of there being two rivers of the same name within the same local government area, additional referencing is provided. Rivers of New South Wales lists all rivers below, grouped according to whether the river flows towards the coast or flow inland, and grouped according to their respective catchment and sub-catchment.

A Abercrombie Aberfoyle Abington Creek Adelong Creek Adjungbilly Creek Allyn Apsley Araluen Creek Avon (source in Wollongong LGA) Avon (source in Gloucester LGA) B Back Creek (source in Richmond Valley LGA) Back (source in Cooma-Monaro LGA) Back (source in Tamworth Regional LGA) Baerami Creek Bakers Creek Balgalal Creek Barcoongere Bargo Barigan Creek Barmedman Creek Barnard Barrington Barwon Beardy Beardy Waters Beaury Creek Bedford Creek Bega Bell Bellinger Belubula Bemboka Bendoc Bermagui Berthong Creek Bettowynd Creek Bielsdown Big Badja Billabong Creek Bimberamala Birrie Blackwater Creek Blakney Creek Bland Creek Blicks Blue Mountain Creek Bluff Bobin Creek Bobo Bogan Bokhara Bolong Bombala Boomi Boonoo Boonoo Boorowa Boundary Creek (source in Richmond Valley LGA, a tributary of the Glen Fernaigh River) Boundary Creek (source in Richmond Valley LGA, a tributary of the Nymboida River) Bow Bowman Bowning Creek Boyd Bredbo Brogo Brunswick Buckenbowra Bulla Creek Bundock Creek Bunnoo Burke Burkes Creek Burns Creek Burra Creek (source in Palerang LGA) Burra Creek (source in Gundagai LGA) Burrungubugge Bylong C Cadiangullong Creek Camden Haven Campbells Caparra Creek Capertee Carole Creek Castlereagh Cataract (source in Tenterfield LGA) Cataract (source in Wollondilly LGA) Cattle Creek Cedar Creek Cedar Party Creek Cells Chandler Chandlers Creek Cheshire Creek Chichester Christmas Creek Clarence Clouds Creek Clyde Cobark Cobrabald Cockburn Coldstream Colo Commissioners Waters Congewai Creek Connollys Creek Cooba Bulga Stream Cooks Cooks Vale Creek Coolaburragundy Coolibah Watercourse Coolongolook Coolumbooka Cooma Back Creek Cooma Creek

Coopers Creek Cooplacurripa Coorongooba Creek Corang Cordeaux Corindi Cowriga Creek Coxs Crawford Crookwell Crudine Cudgegong Culgoa Cullinga Creek Cunningham Creek Curricabark D Darling Great Darling Anabranch Dawson Deepwater Delegate Derringullen Creek Deua Dilgry Dingo Creek Doubtful Creek Doyles Dry Du Faur Creek Duckmaloi Dumaresq Dungowan Creek Dyke E Eden Creek Edward Ellenborough Emu Swamp Creek Endrick Erskine Creek Esk Eucumbene Evans Plains Creek Evans Ewenmar Creek F Felled Timber Creek Fish Flyers Creek Forbes Frenchmans Creek Frazers Creek G Gara Geehi Genoa Georges Creek Georges Glen Fernaigh Gloucester Goobarragandra Goodradigbee Goorudee Rivulet Goulburn Grose Growee Gungarlin Gunningbland Creek Guy Fawkes Gwydir H Hacking Halls Creek Happy Jacks Creek Hastings Hawkesbury Henry Hollanders Horsearm Creek Horton Hunter I Imlay Creek Ingeegoodbee Isabella Isis J Jacobs Jeir Creek Jenolan Jerra Jerra Creek Jerrabattgulla Creek Jerrara Creek Jerrawa Creek Jooriland Jugiong Creek K Kalang Kanangra Creek Kangaroo (source in Clarence Valley LGA) Kangaroo (source in Shoalhaven LGA) Karuah Kedumba Kerripit Kindra Creek Kowmung Krui Kunderang Brook Kybeyan L Lachlan Lane Cove Lansdowne Lee Creek Leycester Creek Little Murray

Little Nymboida Little Plains Little (source in Wollondilly LGA) Little (source in Dubbo LGA) Little (source in Oberon LGA) Little (source in Wingecarribee LGA) Little Run Creek Little Weir M Macdonald (source in Tamworth LGA) Macdonald (source in Singleton LGA) Macintyre Maclaughlin Macleay Macquarie Macquarie Rivulet Mammy Johnsons Mangrove Creek Mann Manning Maria Maryland Medway Rivulet Mehi Meroo Merrica Merriwa Middle Creek Minnamurra Mirrool Creek Mogo Creek Mole Molonglo Mongarlowe Moonan Brook Mooney Mooney Creek Mooki Mooni Moppy Moredun Creek Moruya Mowamba Mulga Creek Mulla Mulla Creek Mulwaree Mummel Munmurra Murrah Murray Murruin Creek Murrumbidgee Myall N Nadgee Nadgigomar Creek Nambucca Namoi Nangahrah Creek Narran Nattai Nepean Never Never Niemur Nowendoc Nowlands Creek Nullica Numeralla Nunnock Nymboida O Oaky Oban O'Briens Creek Orara Ourimbah Creek Oxley P Paddys (source in Wingecarribee LGA) Paddys (source in Tumbarumba LGA) Pages Creek Pages Pambula Pappinbarra Parma Creek Paroo Parramatta Paterson Peak Peel (A Section Of)[4] Peel[5] Peelwood Creek Phils Pigna Barney Pinch Pinchgut Creek Pipers Creek Pudman Creek Q Queanbeyan Queen Charlottes Creek Queens Pound Queensborough Quegobla Creek Quirindi Creek R Ralfes Creek Reedy Creek Retreat Richmond River Lett Rock Flat Creek Rocky Ponds Creek Rocky Rosewood Rouchel Brook Rous Rowleys Rufus Rush Creek

S Sandon Sandy Creek (source in Bland LGA) Sandy Creek (source in Cobar LGA) Sandy Creek (source in Richmond Valley LGA) Sandy Creek (source in Tamworth Regional LGA) Sara Severn Sewells Creek Shannon Brook Shoalhaven Snowy Stewarts Brook Stewarts Strike-a-Light Styx Summer Hill Creek Swampy Plain T Tabulam Rivulet Talbragar Tallawudjah Creek Tallowa Gully Tarcutta Creek Tarlo Tarrion Creek Taylors Arm Telegherry Terania Creek The Big Warrambool The Branch Thompsons Creek Thone Thredbo Tia Tilbuster Ponds Timbarra Tindarey Creek Tobins Tomaga Tonalli Tooloom Creek Tooma Towallum Towamba Trigalong Creek Tuglow Tumut Turners Creek Turon Tuross Tweed U Undowah Upsalls Creek Urumbilum W Wadbilliga Wah Way Creek Walcrow Wallagaraugh Wallamba Wallingat Wang Wauk Wangat Warbro Brook Wards Warialda Creek Warnes Warragamba Warrego Warrell Creek Watagan Creek Webbs Creek Werong Creek Werriberri Creek Wheeny Creek Wheeo Creek Whitbarrow Creek White Rock Widden Brook Wild Cattle Creek Williams Williwa Creek Wilson Wilsons Winburndale Rivulet Wingecarribee Wog Wog Wolgan Wollangambe Wollemi Creek Wollombi Brook Wollomombi Wollondilly Wonboyn Wooli Wooli Worondi Rivulet Woronora Wyong Y Yadboro Yancowinna Creek Yanda Creek Yango Creek Yarrabandai Creek Yarramanbah Creek Yarrangobilly Yarrow Yarrowitch Yarrunga Creek Yass Yowaka Yowrie

Northern Territory

Adelaide River Alligator Rivers East Alligator South Alligator West Alligator Buckingham River Blackmore River Blyth River Calvert River Daly River Douglas River[6][7] Dry River Elizabeth River

Finke River Fish River Fitzmaurice River Georgina River Goomadeer River Goromuru River Goyder River Gregory River Hale River Hay River Johnson River[8] Katherine River Keep River

King River Koolatong River Limmen Bight River Liverpool River Mary River Moyle River McArthur River Negri River Nicholson River Palmer River[9] Playford River Plenty River Robinson River

Roper River Rosie River Sandover River Settlement Creek Todd River Towns River Victoria River Walker River Wearyan River Wickham River Wildman River[10] Wilton River

Queensland

Rivers of Queensland template Waterways of Brisbane template A Albert Alice Annan Archer B Baffle Creek Balonne Banksia Creek Barcoo Barratta Creek Barron Barwon Basalt Belyando Black Bloomfield Bohle Boomi Bokhara Bowen[11][12] Boyne (Central Queensland) Boyne (Wide Bay–Burnett) Bremer Brisbane Broken[11] Bulimba Creek Bungil Creek Burdekin Burke Burnett Burrum C Caboolture Calliope Campaspe Carpentier Clara Cliffdale Creek Coen Coleman Comet

Condamine Coomera Cooper Creek Crystal Creek Currumbin Creek Culgoa D Daintree Dawson Dee[13] Diamantina Don Ducie Dumaresq E Edward Elliott Embley Endeavour Enoggera Creek Eprapah Creek Esk F Flinders Fitzroy G Georgina Gilbert-Einasleigh Gilliat Gregory H Hann Haughton Herbert Holroyd I Isaac Isis Ithaca Creek J Jackey Jackey Creek Jardine[14] Jeannie Johnstone

K Kedron Brook Kendall Kolan L Langlo Laura Leichhardt Lockhart Lockyer Creek Loders Creek Logan Lynd M Mackenzie Maranoa Maroochy Mary Mcdonald Merivale Mission Mitchell Moggill Creek Mooloolah Moonie Mossman Mulgrave N Nerang Nicholson Nive Nogoa Norman Norman Creek Normanby Noosa North Pine O O'Connell Olive Oxley Creek

P Palmer Paroo Pascoe Pennefather Pike Creek Pimpama Pine Pioneer Proserpine R Ross Russell S Sandover Saxby Settlement Creek Severn South Pine Staaten Stanley Stuart Stewart Styx Susan Suttor T Tallebudgera Creek Tate Thomson Tingalpa Creek Tully W Walsh Wanggoolba Creek Warrego Ward Ward Waterpark Creek Watson Weir Wenlock Western[15] Y Yappar

South Australia

Angas Breakneck Bremer Broughton Bungala Chapman Crystal Brook Cygnet Eleanor Field Finniss Finke

Gawler Georgina Gilbert Glenelg Harriet Hill Hindmarsh Hutt Inman Light Little Para Macumba

Marne Middle Murray Myponga Neales North Para North West Onkaparinga Port Rocky (Kangaroo Island) Rocky (Mid North) Sandy

Siccus South Para South West Stun Sail Boom Sturt Torrens Wakefield Warburton[15] Western Willson Yankalilla

Tasmania

Adams Andrew Anne Anthony Apsley Arm Arthur Arve Badger Black Blackman Blythe Boyd Break O'Day Broad Browns Cam Cascade Clyde Cockle

Collingwood Cracroft Crayfish Davey Denison Derwent Don Donaldson Dover Duck Elizabeth Emu Forth Franklin Gordon Great Forester Hellyer Henty Hobart Holley

Huon Inglis Isis Jane Jordan King Lea Leven Liffey Little Swanport Lune Mackintosh Macquarie Meander Mersey Murchison Nile Nive North Esk Ouse River

Picton Pieman Pipers Pokana Queen Ringarooma Ringarooma (Lower) Rubicon Savage Serpentine Sophia South Esk Spero Styx Tamar Tooms Tully Tyne Weld Wye Yolande

Victoria

A Aberfeldy Acheron Ada (Baw Baw) Ada (East Gippsland) Agnes Aire Albert Anglesea Arte Avoca Avon (Gippsland) Avon (Grampians) B Barham Barkly Barwon Bass Bemm Bendoc Benedore Berrima Betka Big (Brodribb) Big (Goulburn) Big (Mitta Mitta) Black Bonang Brodribb Broken Buchan Buckland Buffalo Bundara Bunyip C Calder Caledonia Campaspe Cann Cann River East Carlisle Catherine Chetwynd Cobungra Coliban Combienbar Crawford Crooked Cumberland Curdies

D Dandongadale Darby Dargo Dart Deddick Delatite Delegate Don Dry Dundas E Elliott Errinundra Eumeralla F Fitzroy Ford Franklin G Geary Gellibrand Genoa Gibbo Glenelg Goolengook Goulburn Grey H Hartland Hopkins Howqua Humffray I Ingeegoodbee J Jack (East Gippsland) Jack (Wellington) Jamieson Johanna Jordan K Kennet Kiewa King

L Lang Lang Latrobe Leigh Lerderderg Little (Avon) Little (Cathedral Range) Little (Greater Geelong) Little (Moroka) Little (Snowy River NP) Little (Sydenham Inlet) Little (Tambo) Little Arte Little Coliban Little Dargo Little Goolengook Little Murray Little Rubicon Little Yalmy Little Yarra Loch Loddon M Macalister MacKenzie McKenzie Maribyrnong Merri Mitchell Mitta Mitta Moe Moroka Moorabool Mount Emu Creek Morwell Moyne Mueller Murray Murrindal Murrindindi N Nicholson O Ovens O'Shannassy P Patterson Parker Perry Plenty Powlett Q Queensborough

R Red Rich Richardson Rocky Rodger Rose Royston Rubicon S Saint Patricks St George Shaw Snowy Steavenson Stokes Suggan Buggan Surrey T Taggerty Tambo Tanjil Taponga Tarago Tarra Tarwin The Old Thomson Thurra Tidal Timbarra Toorongo Turton Tyres V Victoria W Wallagaraugh Wando Wannon Watts Wellington Wentworth Werribee Wimmera Wingan Woady Yaloak Wonnangatta Wongungarra Wye Y Yalmy Yarra Yarrowee Yea Yeerung

Western Australia

A Abba Adcock Alexander Angelo Angove Armanda Arrowsmith Arthur Ashburton Avon B Balgarup Balla Balla Bannister Barker Barnett Barton Beasley Beaufort Behn Berckelman Berkeley Blackwood Bow (southern Western Australia) Bow (northern Western Australia) Bowes Bremer Brockman Brunswick Buayanyup Buchanan Buller C Calder Cane Canning Capel Carbunup Carson Chamberlain Chapman Charnley Collie Coongan

D Dale Dalyup Dandalup De Grey Deep Denmark Donnelly Drysdale Dunham Durack E Edmund Elvire Ernest Eyre F Ferguson Fitzgerald Fitzroy Forrest Fortescue[16] Frankland Fraser Frederick G Gairdner (southern Western Australia) Gairdner (northern Western Australia) Gascoyne Gibb Glenelg Goodga Gordon Greenough H Hamersley Hann Hardey Harding Harvey Hay Helena Henry Hill

Hope Hotham Hunter Hutt River I Impey Irwin Isdell J Jerdacuttup Johnston K Kalgan Kent King Edward King George King (northern Western Australia) King (southern Western Australia) L Landor Laur Lockhart Lennard Lort Ludlow Lyons M Mackie Maitland Margaret (northern Western Australia) Margaret (southern Western Australia) Mary May McRae Meda Minilya Mitchell Moore Mortlock Munglinup Murchison Murray N Nambung Negri Nicholson Nullagine

O Oakover Oldfield Ord P Pallinup Panton Pentecost Phillips Preston Prince Regent R Richenda Robe Robinson Roe Rudall S Sabina Sale Salt Serpentine Shannon Shaw Sherlock South Dandalup Steere Swan T Thomas Tone Turner V Vasse W Walpole Warren Waychinicup Weld Williams Wilson Wooramel River Y Yalgar Young Yule

See also

• List of rivers
• List of valleys of Australia
• List of watercourses in the Australian Capital Territory
• List of watercourses in Western Australia
• Rivers of New South Wales for details of rivers in New South Wales
  • List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K) – Detailed listing of New South Wales rivers showing previous names and source locations for each river.
  • List of rivers of New South Wales (L-Z) – Detailed listing of New South Wales rivers showing previous names and source locations for each river.

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