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Australia River systems Named
Major 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.

Longest rivers nationally

Murray howlong
A branch of the Murray River, near Howlong, New South Wales.
Longest rivers in Australia by length
(September 2008)
Order River name System Length Source
km miles
1 Murray River Murray-Darling 2,375 1,476
2 Murrumbidgee River Murray-Darling 1,485 923
3 Darling River Murray-Darling 1,472 915
4 Lachlan River Murray-Darling 1,448 900
5 Warrego River Murray-Darling 1,380 857
6 Cooper Creek Lake Eyre 1,300 808
7 Paroo River Murray-Darling 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 formally 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.

Longest rivers in each state or territory
(December 2012)
State/territory River name Length Source
km miles
Australian Capital Territory Murrumbidgee River 59 37
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

See also: List of watercourses in the Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Main page: Rivers of New South Wales
See also: List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K) and List of rivers of New South Wales (L-Z)

The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales lists 439 rivers in the Geographical Names Register. 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. Where shown in italics, the watercourse is a creek, rivulet, brook, or similar.

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E

  • Eden
  • Edward
  • Ellenborough
  • Emu Swamp
  • Endrick
  • Erskine
  • Esk
  • Eucumbene
  • Evans Plains
  • Evans
  • Ewenmar

F

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L

  • Lachlan
  • Lane Cove
  • Lansdowne
  • Lee
  • Leycester
  • 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
  • Little Weir
  • Lennox River (proposed name)

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T

  • Tabulam
  • Talbragar
  • Tallawudjah
  • Tallowa
  • Tarcutta
  • Tarlo
  • Tarrion
  • Taylors Arm
  • Telegherry
  • Terania
  • The Big Warrambool
  • The Branch
  • Thompsons
  • Thone
  • Thredbo
  • Tia
  • Tilbuster
  • Timbarra
  • Tindarey
  • Tobins
  • Tomaga
  • Tonalli
  • Tooloom
  • Tooma
  • Towallum
  • Towamba
  • Trigalong
  • Tuglow
  • Tumut
  • Turners
  • Turon
  • Tuross
  • Tweed

U

  • Undowah
  • Upsalls
  • Urumbilum

W

Y

Northern Territory

Queensland

Main page: Rivers of Queensland

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T

  • Tallebudgera
  • Tate
  • Thomson
  • Tingalpa
  • Tully

W

Y

  • Yappar

South Australia

Tasmania

Main pages: Rivers of Tasmania and List of rivers of Tasmania
  • Rivers of Tasmania template
  • Adams
  • Andrew
  • Anne
  • Anthony
  • Apsley
  • Arm
  • Arthur
  • Arve
  • Badger
  • Black
  • Black Bobs
  • Blackman
  • Blythe
  • Boyd
  • Break O'Day
  • Bream
  • Broad
  • Browns
  • Cam
  • Cascade
  • Clyde
  • Coal
  • Cockle
  • Collingwood
  • Craycroft
  • Crayfish
  • Davey
  • Dee
  • Denison
  • Derwent
  • Don
  • Donaldson
  • Dover
  • Duck
  • Elizabeth
  • Emu
  • Esperance
  • Florentine
  • Flowerdale
  • Forth
  • Franklin
  • Gordon
  • Great Forester
  • Hellyer
  • Henty
  • Hobart
  • Holley
  • Huon
  • Inglis
  • Isis
  • James
  • Jane
  • Jordan
  • King
  • Lea
  • Leven
  • Liffey
  • Little Swanport
  • Lune
  • Mackintosh
  • Macquarie
  • Meander
  • Mersey
  • Murchison
  • Nile
  • Nive
  • North Esk
  • Ouse
  • Picton
  • Pieman
  • Pipers
  • Pokana
  • Queen
  • Ringarooma
  • Ringarooma (Lower)
  • Rubicon
  • Savage
  • Serpentine
  • Shannon
  • Sophia
  • South Esk
  • Spero
  • Styx
  • Swan
  • Tamar
  • Tooms
  • Tully
  • Tyne
  • Vale
  • Weld
  • Wye
  • Yolande

Victoria

A

  • Aberfeldy
  • Acheron
  • Ada (Baw Baw)
  • Ada (East Gippsland)
  • Agnes
  • Aire
  • Albert
  • Anglesea
  • Arte
  • Avoca
  • Avon (Gippsland)
  • Avon (Grampians)

B

C

  • Calder
  • Caledonia
  • Campaspe
  • Cann
  • Cann River East
  • Carlisle
  • Catherine
  • Chetwynd
  • Cobungra
  • Coliban
  • Combienbar
  • Crawford
  • Crooked
  • Cumberland
  • Curdies

D

E

  • Elliott
  • Errinundra
  • Eumeralla

F

  • Fitzroy
  • Ford
  • Franklin

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  • Victoria

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Western Australia

See also: List of watercourses in Western Australia

A

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

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E

F

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

I

  • Impey
  • Irwin
  • Isdell

J

  • Jerdacuttup
  • Johnston

K

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

P

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

Y

See also

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