Queanbeyan River

Queanbeyan
Burra Creek, Sallee Creek[1]
Road bridge carrying the Kings Highway over the Queanbeyan River, in Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan River is located in Australian Capital Territory
Queanbeyan River
Location of the Queanbeyan River mouth in the ACT
EtymologyAboriginal (Ngarigu): "clearwater"[2]
Location
CountryAustralia
State/terr.
Regions
Local government areas
CityQueanbeyan
Physical characteristics
SourceGourock Range
 • locationeast of Bredbo, New South Wales
 • coordinates35°56′24″S 149°27′35″E / 35.94000°S 149.45972°E / -35.94000; 149.45972
 • elevation1,260 m (4,130 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Molonglo River
 • location
Oaks Estate, Australian Capital Territory
 • coordinates
35°20′13″S 149°13′51″E / 35.33694°S 149.23083°E / -35.33694; 149.23083
 • elevation
567 m (1,860 ft)
Length104 km (65 mi)
Basin size96,000 km2 (37,000 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemMurrumbidgee catchment,
Murray-Darling basin
ReservoirsGoogong Reservoir, Queanbeyan Weir
[3]

The Queanbeyan River, a perennial stream[1] that is part of the Molonglo catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro and Capital Country regions of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, in Australia. The river is 104 kilometres (65 mi) in length with a catchment area of 96,000 hectares (240,000 acres). The Queanbeyan River and the Cotter River meet the potable water supply needs of the Canberra and Queanbeyan region and whose water quality is specifically protected under Federal legislation.

It is believed that the local Aboriginal Ngarigo people used a word that sounded like queanbeyan to describe the river, said to mean "clearwater".[2]

  1. ^ a b "Queanbeyan River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 January 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Queanbeyan". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 January 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Map of Queanbeyan River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2013.