The Wollondilly River, an
Australia
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n
perennial river
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that is part of the
Hawkesbury Nepean catchment, is located in the
Southern Tablelands
The Southern Tablelands is a geographic area of New South Wales, Australia, located south-west of Sydney and generally west of the Great Dividing Range.
The area is characterised by high, flat country which has generally been extensively cl ...
and
Southern Highlands regions of
New South Wales
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. The river meanders from its western slopes near
Crookwell, flowing south-east through
Goulburn
Goulburn ( ) is a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, approximately south-west of Sydney and north-east of Canberra. It was proclaimed as Australia's first inland city through letters patent by Queen Victor ...
, turning north-east to near
Bullio, flowing north-west to
Barrallier, before finally heading north-easterly into its mouth at
Lake Burragorang.
Course and features
The Wollondilly River was originally a
tributary
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of the
Warragamba River
The Warragamba River, a river that is part of the Hawkesbury- Nepean catchment, is located in the Macarthur region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Formed through the confluence of the Coxs River and two minor tributaries, W ...
, and hence of the HawkesburyNepean catchment. Following the construction of the
Warragamba Dam
Warragamba Dam is a heritage-listed dam in the outer South Western Sydney suburb of Warragamba, Wollondilly Shire in New South Wales, Australia. It is a concrete gravity dam, which creates Lake Burragorang, the primary reservoir for water supp ...
across the Warragamba River, today the river flows into
Lake Burragorang, the major water supply for the
Greater Sydney
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region.
The Wollondilly River rises about east of Crookwell and initially flows south, impounded by
Pejar Dam, to a point near
Pomeroy. It then flows south-east and then east through Goulburn, where it is joined by the
Mulwaree River. At
Towrang the river turns north-east to a point near
Bullio, where it is joined by the
Wingecarribee River
The Wingecarribee River ( Aboriginal Dharawal: ''Winge Karrabee''), a perennial river that is part of the Hawkesbury– Nepean catchment, is located in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Wingec ...
. From here the Wollondilly River takes a wide detour to the north-west to
Barrallier, where it turn east before eventually regaining its north-easterly course into Lake Burragorang.
The river has a total length of approximately .
The subcatchment area is , and the largest in the HawkesburyNepean Catchment.
Wollondilly Shire
Wollondilly Shire is a Peri-urbanisation, periurban Local government in Australia, local government area that is located on the far southwest fringe of the Sydney, Greater Sydney area in New South Wales, Australia. The local government area is pa ...
is a local government area that is named after the Wollondilly River. The name Wollondilly is said to be derived from ''wallandillii'', an
Aboriginal word for 'water trickling over rocks'. However, there is no evidence for this in
Tharawal language
The Dharawal language, also spelt Tharawal and Thurawal, and also known as Wodiwodi and other variants, is an Australian Aboriginal language of New South Wales. Phonology Consonants
Vowels
Vowels are phonemically /a i u/.
Vocabulary
Bel ...
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See also
* List of rivers of Australia
Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.
Longest rivers nationally
Longest river by state or territory
Although the Murray River forms much of the bor ...
* List of rivers of New South Wales (L–Z)
This is the second part of a list of rivers of New South Wales, Australia. With List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K) it includes all 439 rivers, as of 7 June 2008, listed by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales in the Geographic ...
* 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
Southern Highlands (New South Wales)