Macquarie River

Macquarie
Wambuul Macquarie River flowing under the Evans Bridge in Bathurst in October 2006
Etymology	Lachlan Macquarie Wambuul means winding river
Native name	Wambuul (Wiradjuri)
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Central West, New South Wales
City	Bathurst, Wellington, Dubbo, Narromine, and Warren
Physical characteristics
Source	Campbells River
• location	near Oberon
• elevation	671 m (2,201 ft)
2nd source	Fish River
• location	near Oberon
Mouth	Barwon River
• location	Macquarie Marshes
• coordinates	30°55′55″S 147°37′44″E / 30.93194°S 147.62889°E / -30.93194; 147.62889
Length	960 km (600 mi)
Basin size	74,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi)
Basin features
River system	Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries
• left	Fish River, Bell River, Little River
• right	Turon River, Cudgegong River, Talbragar River
Bridges	Bathurst: Railway Evans Denison Gordon Edgell Rankens Wellington: Railway [Mitchell Highway]] Temporary pontoon Guerie: Scabbing Flat Dubbo: Rawsonville Dundullimal Railway LH Ford Railway Emile Serisier Newell Highway Bridge (Under Construction 2023) Troy Trangie: Gin Gin Warren: Sturt Bells
Reservoir	Lake Burrendong

The Macquarie River or Wambuul is part of the Macquarie–Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is one of the main inland rivers in New South Wales, Australia.

The river rises in the central highlands of New South Wales near the town of Oberon and travels generally northwest past the towns of Bathurst, Wellington, Dubbo, Narromine, and Warren to the Macquarie Marshes. The Macquarie Marshes then drain into the Darling River via the lower Barwon River.

Lake Burrendong is a large reservoir with capacity of 1,190,000 megalitres (42,000×10^⁶ cu ft) located near Wellington which impounds the waters of the Wambuul Macquarie River and its tributaries the Cudgegong River and the Turon River for flood control and irrigation.^[1]