Major Rivers in Australia
|
River |
Length (km) |
Length (miles) |
Drainage area (km²) |
Outflow |
States in the drainage basin |
Murray–Darling |
3672 |
2282 |
1061000 |
Southern Ocean |
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria |
Murrumbidgee River |
1485 |
922.74 |
84000 |
Southern Ocean (Confluence with Murray river) |
New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory |
Lachlan River |
1339 |
832.02 |
84700 |
Great Cumbung swamp |
New South Wales |
Cooper Creek |
1113 |
691.59 |
95796.3 |
Lake Eyre, Far North, South Australia |
Queensland/South Australia |
Flinders River |
1004 |
623.86 |
109000 |
The Gulf Plains Important Bird Area |
Queensland |
Diamantina River |
941 |
584.71 |
157000 |
Confluence with Georgia River |
Queensland/South Australia |
Gascoyne River |
834 |
518.22 |
76254 |
Shark Bay |
Western Australia |
Goulburn River |
654 |
406.38 |
16192 |
Confluence with Murray River |
Victoria |