Boorowa | |
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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 |
• 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] |
Boorowa River, a perennial stream that is part of the Lachlan catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central–western region of New South Wales, Australia.