Boonoo Boonoo River, a
watercourse
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of the
Clarence River catchment, is located in the
Northern Tablelands
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district of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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.
Course and features
Boonoo Boonoo River rises on the slopes of the
Great Dividing Range
The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills. It runs roughl ...
, near Boonoo Boonoo and
Mount Lindesay Highway
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, and generally flows northeast, joined by seven minor
tributaries
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which the ...
before reaching its
confluence
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with the
Maryland River, east of
Rivertree. The river descends over its
course;
[ and flows through the Bald Rock National Park and the ]Boonoo Boonoo National Park
Boonoo Boonoo National Park (pronounced 'bunna bunoo') is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 571 km north of Sydney and 26 kilometres north east of Tenterfield, New South Wales, Tenterfield off Mount Lindesay Highway, Mount Linde ...
, descending through Boonoo Boonoo Falls in its upper reaches.
The name ''Boonoo Boonoo'' is derived from the Aboriginal phrase meaning "poor country with no animals to provide food".[
]
See also
* Rivers of New South Wales
This page discusses the rivers and hydrography of the state of New South Wales, Australia.
The principal topographic feature of New South Wales is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from nor ...
References
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Rivers of New South Wales
Northern Tablelands