Murrumbidgee River

A major river in southeastern Australia, flowing through New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory before joining the Murray River. It is a major water source for agriculture and communities in the Murray–Darling Basin.

Murray–Darling Basin: Australia’s largest river basin, draining much of the inland southeast into the Murray River. The Murrumbidgee is one of the basin’s major rivers and contributes water to its lower reaches.
Burrinjuck Dam: A dam on the Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales that stores water for irrigation and other uses. It regulates river flows and supplies water to the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area.
Rice production in Australia: The cultivation of rice in Australia, concentrated in irrigated regions of southern New South Wales. Murrumbidgee water supports rice-growing districts in the river’s irrigation area.
Murrumbidgee River flood: A major flood event on the Murrumbidgee River, when high flows inundate nearby land and communities. Floods have shaped settlement, infrastructure, and floodplain ecology along the river.
Wiradjuri: An Aboriginal Australian people whose Country includes a large area of central New South Wales. Wiradjuri Country encompasses substantial reaches of the Murrumbidgee and its tributaries.
Murray River: A major river in southeastern Australia that forms part of the border between New South Wales and Victoria. The Murrumbidgee joins the Murray near the New South Wales–Victoria border.
Blowering Dam: A large dam on the Tumut River in New South Wales, part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Its releases enter the Murrumbidgee system and help regulate flows downstream.
Coleambally Irrigation Area: An irrigated agricultural district in southwestern New South Wales supplied by the Murrumbidgee system. It is one of the major farming areas that depends on regulated river water.
River red gum: A eucalyptus tree adapted to periodic flooding along inland Australian rivers. Reduced flooding can threaten river red gum forests on the Murrumbidgee floodplain.
Nari Nari: An Aboriginal Australian people with ancestral Country in the lower Murrumbidgee region of New South Wales. Nari Nari custodianship is closely tied to the river’s wetlands and floodplain.

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Lachlan RiverRelated: The Lachlan drains into the Murrumbidgee near the Great Cumbung Swamp.