Macintyre River

Macintyre
Karaula River[1]
Macintyre River, at Inverell, New South Wales
Macintyre River is located in Queensland
Macintyre River
Location of the Macintrye River mouth
in Queensland
EtymologyIn honour of Peter Mcintyre, a pastoralist[1][2]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales, Queensland
RegionNorthern Tablelands, Darling Downs, North West Slopes
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
 • locationnear Glencoe, New South Wales
 • elevation1,260 m (4,130 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Weir River to form the Barwon River
 • location
west of Goondiwindi, Queensland
 • coordinates
28°37′17″S 149°53′59″E / 28.62139°S 149.89972°E / -28.62139; 149.89972
 • elevation
224 m (735 ft)
Length319 km (198 mi)
Basin size49,470 km2 (19,100 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemBarwon River catchment,
Murray–Darling basin
Tributaries 
 • rightSevern River (NSW), Dumaresq River
ReservoirBoggabilla Weir
[3][4]

The Macintyre River, a perennial river that forms part of the Border Rivers group, is part of the Barwon catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, located in the Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes regions of New South Wales, and the Southern Downs region of Queensland, Australia.[2]

Part of the course of the river marks the border between Queensland and New South Wales.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Macintyre River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 February 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Macintyre River – watercourse in the Goondiwindi Region (entry 20424)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Map of Macintyre River (1)". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Map of Macintyre River (2)". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 December 2023.