Queanbeyan River

Queanbeyan Burra Creek, Sallee Creek[1]
Road bridge carrying the Kings Highway over the Queanbeyan River, in Queanbeyan
Location of the Queanbeyan River mouth in the ACT
Etymology	Aboriginal (Ngarigu): "clearwater"[2]
Location
Country	Australia
State/terr.	New South Wales Australian Capital Territory
Regions	South Eastern Highlands (IBRA) Monaro Capital Country
Local government areas	Cooma-Monaro Queanbeyan
City	Queanbeyan
Physical characteristics
Source	Gourock Range
• location	east of Bredbo, New South Wales
• coordinates	35°56′24″S 149°27′35″E / 35.94000°S 149.45972°E / -35.94000; 149.45972
• elevation	1,260 m (4,130 ft)
Mouth	confluence 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)
Length	104 km (65 mi)
Basin size	96,000 km2 (37,000 sq mi)
Basin features
River system	Murrumbidgee catchment, Murray-Darling basin
Reservoirs	Googong Reservoir, Queanbeyan Weir
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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]