Macquarie River

Macquarie River a watercourse that is part of the Macquarie–Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is one of the main inland rivers in New South Wales, Australia.

The river rises in the central highlands of New South Wales near the town of Oberon and travels generally northwest past the towns of Bathurst, Wellington, Dubbo, Narromine, and Warren to the Macquarie Marshes. The Macquarie Marshes then drain into the Darling River via the lower Barwon River.

Lake Burrendong is a large reservoir with capacity of 1,190,000 megalitres (42,000×106 cu ft) located near Wellington which impounds the waters of the Macquarie River and its tributaries the Cudgegong River and the Turon River for flood control and irrigation.[4]

The river was first documented for the British crown near Bathurst by European explorer, George Evans in 1812 however Wiradjuri people had lived from the river for generations, George Evans named in honour of Lieutenant-Colonel Lachlan Macquarie,[1][2] who served as the last autocratic Governor of the Colony of New South Wales, from 1810 to 1821.