Wakool River | |
Name Etymology: | Aboriginal |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Australia |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | New South Wales |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | IBRA |
Subdivision Type4: | District |
Subdivision Name4: | Riverina |
Subdivision Type5: | Municipalities |
Subdivision Name5: | Deniliquin, Murray, Wakool |
Length: | 363km (226miles) |
Source1: | Edward River |
Source1 Location: | near Deniliquin |
Source1 Elevation: | 100m (300feet) |
Mouth: | confluence with the Edward River |
Mouth Location: | at Wakool Junction |
Mouth Elevation: | 58m (190feet) |
River System: | Murray River, Murray–Darling basin |
Tributaries Right: | Niemur River |
Extra: | [1] |
Wakool River, an anabranch of the Edward River that is part of the Murray River catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia.
The Wakool River splits from the Edward River (itself an anabranch of the Murray) near Deniliquin, and flows generally to the west, southwest, northwest, and then west, joined by eleven minor tributaries, including the Niemur River. The Wakool is rejoined by the Edward River near Kyalite, not far from where it runs back into the main channel of the Murray, at Wakool Junction; dropping over the course of its length.[1]