Murrumbidgee River

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf inland river
river
basinCountry Australia
continent Australia
country Australia
crossedBy Hume Highway
Sturt Highway
ecoregion Murray–Darling Depression
South Eastern Highlands
flowsThrough Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
hasProtectedArea Murrumbidgee Valley National Park
Murrumbidgee Valley Nature Reserve
hasReservoir Blowering Dam
Burrinjuck Dam
hasTributary Goodradigbee River
Lachlan River
Molonglo River
Queanbeyan River
Tumut River
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
namedBy European settlers
partOf Murray–Darling basin
passesNear Hay
Narrandera
Wagga Wagga
passesThrough Canberra
region Riverina
riverSystem Murray–Darling river system
sourceLocation New South Wales
Snowy Mountains
sourceRegion Kosciuszko National Park
traditionalOwners Ngunnawal people
Wiradjuri people
tributaryOf Murray River
usedFor hydroelectric power
irrigation
recreation
water supply

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Hay locatedOnRiver Murrumbidgee River
Murray–Darling Basin containsRiver Murrumbidgee River
Wagga Wagga locatedOnRiver Murrumbidgee River
Leeton hasRiver Murrumbidgee River (nearby)
linked to: Murrumbidgee River
Sturt Highway crossesRiver Murrumbidgee River
Coleambally waterSource Murrumbidgee River
Griffith waterSource Murrumbidgee River irrigation system
linked to: Murrumbidgee River
Wiradjuri people associatedRiver Murrumbidgee River
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly electorates Murrumbidgee
linked to: Murrumbidgee River
Molonglo River mouth Murrumbidgee River
Murray River hasTributary Murrumbidgee River
Gundagai locatedOnRiver Murrumbidgee River
Lachlan River mouthOfWatercourse Murrumbidgee River
Goodradigbee River mouth Murrumbidgee River
Goodradigbee River tributaryOf Murrumbidgee River
Yass River mouth Murrumbidgee River
Yass River riverSystem Murrumbidgee River
Murrumbidgee floodplain associatedWithRiver Murrumbidgee River
Murrumbidgee catchment drainsInto Murrumbidgee River
Murrumbidgee catchment majorRiver Murrumbidgee River
Hay, New South Wales locatedOnRiver Murrumbidgee River
Narrandera locatedOnRiver Murrumbidgee River
Inland New South Wales traversedBy Murrumbidgee River
Queanbeyan River mouthOf Murrumbidgee River
Queanbeyan River tributaryOf Murrumbidgee River
Queanbeyan River emptiesInto Murrumbidgee River
Snowy Hydro Scheme watercourse Murrumbidgee River
Snowy Hydro Scheme divertsWaterTo Murrumbidgee River
Hay Shire locatedOnRiver Murrumbidgee River
Darlington Point locatedOnRiver Murrumbidgee River
Darlington Point bridgeCrosses Murrumbidgee River
Riverina traversedByRiver Murrumbidgee River
subject linked to: Riverina region
Nari Nari people hasCulturalConnectionTo Murrumbidgee River
Tantangara Reservoir watercourse Murrumbidgee River
Tumut River tributaryOf Murrumbidgee River
Southeastern Australia hasMajorRiver Murrumbidgee River
subject linked to: southeastern Australia
Leeton Shire hasRiver Murrumbidgee River (via irrigation channels)
linked to: Murrumbidgee River
Charles Sturt exploredRegion Murrumbidgee River
Murrumbidgee Shire hasLocality Murrumbidgee
linked to: Murrumbidgee River
Murrumbidgee Shire namedAfter Murrumbidgee River
Murrumbidgee Shire hasRiver Murrumbidgee River
Riverina wine region irrigationSource Murrumbidgee River
Cotter River tributaryOf Murrumbidgee River
Cotter River riverSystem Murrumbidgee River
Wiradhuri hasNotableRiverAssociation Murrumbidgee River
Wiradjeri hasTraditionalTerritoryAlong Murrumbidgee River
Great Flood of 1852 river Murrumbidgee River
subject linked to: The Great Flood of 1852