Abercrombie River | |
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Etymology | named by John Thomas Bigge[1] |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
State | New South Wales |
IBRA | South Eastern Highlands |
District | Central West |
Municipalities | Upper Lachlan, Oberon Shire |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | near Mount Werong village |
• coordinates | 34°05′13″S 149°55′37″E / 34.087°S 149.927°E |
• elevation | 1,130 m (3,710 ft) |
Mouth | Lachlan River |
• location | Wyangala Dam |
• coordinates | 33°55′12″S 149°01′31″E / 33.919976°S 149.025285°E |
• elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
Length | 130 km (81 mi) |
Basin size | 4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Murray–Darling basin |
Tributaries | |
• left | Burra Burra Creek, Bolong River, Copperhannia Creek |
• right | Isabella River, Tuena Creek, Meglo Creek, Piesleys Creek |
[2] |
Abercrombie River, a perennial river that is part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central west of New South Wales, Australia.