Lachlan River

Lachlan
Deadmans Creek, Boorungullen Chain, Mutbilly Creek^[1]
Lachlan; Deadmans Creek, Boorungullen Chain, Mutbilly Creek
	The Lachlan River at Cowra
	Map of New South Wales, showing the Darling, Lachlan, Murrumbidgee and Murray rivers
Etymology	In honour of Lachlan Macquarie
Native name	Galiyarr, Kalari (Wiradjuri)
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South Eastern Highlands, Riverina (IBRA), Southern Tablelands, Central West
Local government areas	Upper Lachlan, Boorowa, Cowra, Weddin, Forbes, Lachlan
Towns	Bevendale, Breadalbane, Reids Flat, Wyangala, Cowra, Gooloogong, Forbes, Euabalong, Condobolin, Lake Cargelligo, Hillston, Booligal, Oxley
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Dividing Range
Source confluence	Hannans Creek and Mutmutbilly Creek
• location	east of Gunning
• coordinates	34°46′58″S 149°32′7″E / 34.78278°S 149.53528°E
• elevation	699 m (2,293 ft)
Mouth	Murrumbidgee River
• location	near Oxley
• coordinates	34°22′S 143°47′E / 34.367°S 143.783°E
• elevation	68 m (223 ft)
Length	1,440 km (890 mi)
Basin size	84,700 km2 (32,700 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	49 m3/s (1,700 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	Murrumbidgee catchment,; Murray–Darling basin
Tributaries
• left	Boorowa River
• right	Crookwell River, Abercrombie River, Belubula River
Dams	Wyangala Dam, Brewster Weir

The Lachlan River (Wiradjuri: Kalari, Galiyarr) is an intermittent river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, located in the Southern Tablelands, Central West, and Riverina regions of New South Wales, Australia.

The Lachlan River is connected to the Murray–Darling basin only when both the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee Rivers are in flood. It is the only river in New South Wales with significant wetlands along its length, rather than just towards its end, including Lake Cowal-Wilbertroy, Lake Cargelligo and Lake Brewster, and nine wetlands of national significance.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Lachlan River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Lachlan (Kalari*) Catchment Action Plan, 2013-2023" (PDF). Lachlan Catchment Management Authority. Government of New South Wales. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
^ "Map of Lachlan River". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^ "Our partners: local government". Lachlan Catchment Management Authority. Government of New South Wales. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.

[gnb-1] "Lachlan River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

[lachlancmaactionplan-2] "Lachlan (Kalari*) Catchment Action Plan, 2013-2023" (PDF). Lachlan Catchment Management Authority. Government of New South Wales. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.

[bonzle-3] "Map of Lachlan River". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

[lachlancmalga-4] "Our partners: local government". Lachlan Catchment Management Authority. Government of New South Wales. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.

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