| Moorabool River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| City | Geelong |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Moorabool Reservoir, near Ballarat |
| • location | Australia |
| • coordinates | 37°30′33″S 144°5′0″E / 37.50917°S 144.08333°E |
| Mouth | confluence with Barwon River at Fyansford |
• location | Australia |
• coordinates | 38°8′39″S 144°18′54″E / 38.14417°S 144.31500°E |
| Length | 160 kilometres[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Lal Lal Creek |
The Moorabool River is a river in Victoria, Australia, which runs for 160 kilometres[1] through several small towns such as Meredith, Anakie, and Staughton Vale. It runs into the Barwon River at Fyansford. It is believed that the name Moorabool derives from an Aboriginal word meaning the cry of a curlew or a ghost.[2]
- ^ a b Webb, Carolyn (17 August 2021). "'The river is dying before our eyes': Campaigners fight to save the Moorabool". The Age. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Moorabool Shire". Victorian Places. Retrieved 9 January 2024.