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Major rivers of Australia

Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.

Longest rivers nationallyEdit

Longest rivers in Australia by length
(September 2008)
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3 Darling River Murray-Darling Template:Convert
4 Lachlan River Murray-Darling Template:Convert
5 Warrego River Murray-Darling Template:Convert
6 Cooper Creek Lake Eyre Template:Convert
7 Paroo River Murray-Darling Template:Convert

Longest river by state or territoryEdit

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Longest rivers in each state or territory
(December 2012)
State/territory River name Length Source
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New South Wales Murray River Template:Convert
Northern Territory Victoria River Template:Convert
Queensland Flinders River Template:Convert
South Australia Murray River Template:Convert
Tasmania South Esk River Template:Convert
Victoria Goulburn River Template:Convert
Western Australia Gascoyne River Template:Convert

Rivers by state or territoryEdit

The following is a list of rivers located within Australian states and territories. Where a river crosses a state or territory boundary, it is listed in both states and territories. Where a river has a name that includes the word creek, it has been officially designated as a river.

Australian Capital TerritoryEdit

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New South WalesEdit

Template:Main article Template:See also The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales lists 439 rivers in the Geographical Names Register.<ref name=complete>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the following list, where there are duplicated names, the source local government area (LGA) is identified. In the event of there being two rivers of the same name within the same local government area, additional referencing is provided. Rivers of New South Wales lists all rivers below, grouped according to whether the river flows towards the coast or flow inland, and grouped according to their respective catchment and sub-catchment. Where shown in italics, the watercourse is a creek, rivulet, brook, or similar.

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List of major rivers by basinEdit

Australia's largest primary rivers

River Length Drainage area Average discharge
I. North East Coast (NEC)
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Harmer Creek Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Haughton Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Herbert Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Herbert Creek Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Jeannie Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Johnstone Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Kolan Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Liverpool Creek Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Logan Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Lockhart Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Mary Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Mcivor Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Meunga Creek Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Mulgrave Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Murray Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Murray Creek Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Nerang Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Nesbit Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Noosa Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
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Pioneer Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Proserpine Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Ross Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
South Maria Creek Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Stewart Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
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Tully Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
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The North East Coast basin total Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
II. South East Coast (NSW)

South East Coast (SEV)

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The South East Coast basin total Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
III. South Australian Gulf (SAG)
IV. South West Coast (SWC)
V. Pilbara–Gascoyne (PG)

(Indian Ocean)

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VI. Tanami–Timor Sea Coast (TTS)
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Daly* Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Deep Creek Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
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Mitchell Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Moyle Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Murgenella Creek Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
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VII. Carpentaria Coast (CC)
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Nicholson Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
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Roper* Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Rose Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Rosie Creek Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Settlement Creek Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Staaten Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Towns Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Walker Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
Ward Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Cvt
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VIII. Tasmania (TAS)
IX. Murray–Darling Basin (MDB)
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X. Lake Eyre Basin

Bulloo–Bancannia

Lake Eyre Basin
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Bulloo–Bancannia Basin
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XI. South Western Plateau (SWP)

North Western Plateau (NWP)

Australia

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*DalyKatherine (682 km), Roper–Waterhouse (599 km), Cooper CreekBarcoo (1,420 km), WarburtonGeorgina (1,400 km); De GreyOakover (569 km);

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