Manilla River, a

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that is part of the Namoi catchment within the

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, is located in the

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district of

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, Australia. The stream (called a river) rises south–west of

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on the northern slopes of the

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and drains a portion of the hill country on the western side of the

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highlands and the southern slopes of the

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; flowing generally north and east and to the town of Barraba. During its

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, the stream is joined by five minor

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, and flows in a southerly direction towards its

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with the

Namoi River The Namoi River, a major perennial river that is part of the Barwon catchment of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes districts of New South Wales, Australia. The Namoi River rises on the wes ...

at the town of Manilla; dropping over its length of . The name of the river is derived from the

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words of ''manilla'', ''maneela'', or ''muneela'' meaning "winding river" or "round about". Approximately north of Manilla, Split Rock Reservoir, on the Manilla River, provides one of the main water storages for

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and irrigation in the Namoi River basin.

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