Paroo River
| Paroo Paroo Channel, Paroo River Channels Augathella, Queensland | |
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| • coordinates | 26°07′56″S 145°10′39″E / 26.13222°S 145.17750°E |
| • elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Darling River in wetter seasons |
• location | north of White Cliffs, New South Wales |
• coordinates | 31°33′30″S 143°27′08″E / 31.55833°S 143.45222°E |
• elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Length | 1,210 km (750 mi) |
| Basin size | 60,095 km2 (23,203 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 15 m3/s (530 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Darling River catchment, Murray–Darling basin |
| Reservoirs | Buckenby Waterhole, Humeburn Waterhole, Corni Paroo Waterhole, Caiwarro Waterhole, Thoulcanna Dam, Talyealye Billabong and Budtha Waterhole |
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The Paroo River, a series of
Paarkantji
people.
Paroo is the local Aboriginal word for the bony bream fish, which are common in the river.[3]
Course and features
The river rises in the gorge country of western Queensland south of the
course.[2]
The Paroo River is the last remaining free-flowing river in the northern part of the Murray-Darling basin,[5] and is impounded by the natural formation of the Buckenby Waterhole, Humeburn Waterhole, Corni Paroo Waterhole, Caiwarro Waterhole, Thoulcanna Dam, Talyealye Billabong and Budtha Waterhole.[2]
Wetlands
The Paroo River
waterbirds.[6]
On 20 September 2007,
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, announced that the Paroo River Wetlands in north-west New South Wales would be listed under the Ramsar Convention as wetlands of international importance, making them Australia's 65th Ramsar site.[5]
Cultural references
Henry Lawson described the ephemeral nature of the Paroo River in a poem, "The Paroo 'River'" (1894):
But soon he saw a strip of ground
That crossed the track we followed—
No barer than the surface round
But just a little hollowed.[7]
Gallery
See also
References
- ^ "Paroo River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "Map of Paroo River". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "The Story of John Conrick, Pioneer". The News. Vol. I, no. 12. South Australia. 6 August 1923. p. 10 (Home Edition). Retrieved 15 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Paroo catchment". Commonwealth Environmental Water Office. Commonwealth of Australia. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "IBA: Paroo Floodplain & Currawinya". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ Lawson, Henry (1894). "The Paroo 'River'". The Bulletin. 14 (743): 2 – via TROVE.
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