Boorowa River
| Boorowa | |
|---|---|
 The Boorowa River passing through Boorowa | |
| Etymology | Aboriginal: Wiradjuri for kangaroo; fish hawks[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | IBRA: South Eastern Highlands |
| District | Southern Tablelands, Central West |
| Municipalities | Yass Valley, Boorowa, Upper Lachlan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | north of Yass |
| - coordinates | 33°57′S 148°50′E / 33.950°S 148.833°E |
| - elevation | 619 m (2,031 ft) |
| Mouth | Lachlan River |
| - location | south–east of Cowra |
| - elevation | 301 m (988 ft) |
| Length | 134 km (83 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Breakfast Creek (Boorowa, New South Wales) |
| - right | Pudman Creek |
| [2] | |
The Boorowa River is in New South Wales, Australia. It is a perennial stream. The river is part of the Lachlan catchment. The catchment is in the Murray-Darling basin. The river rises about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of Yass. It flows north. The river has two minor tributaries. It reaches its confluence with the Lachlan River about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south–east of Cowra.[3] The river drops 318 metres (1,043 ft) over its course of 134 kilometres (83 mi).[2]
The river flows through the town of Boorowa. The river is named after the town. Boorowa is an Aboriginal Wiradjuri word for kangaroo.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Boorowa". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. 12 May 1995.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Map of Boorowa River". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ "Boorowa River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. 24 July 1970. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
Other websites[change | change source]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boorowa River.
- "Lachlan River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.