Why are there no rivers in Australia?

Answer 1

There are many significant rivers in Australia. The Murray - Darling system is the major river system in Australia and is the most well-known, but it is not a single river. The Murray and the Darling are two separate rivers. Other well-known rivers are: * Flinders River (longest in Queensland), Diamantina River and Cooper Creek which run through western Queensland and ultimately empty into Lake Eyre * Lachlan River, which flows into the Murrumbidgee River which, in turn, flows into the Murray * Culgoa, Balonne and Condamine Rivers which feed the Darling * Gascoyne River, the longest in Western Australia * Goulburn River (Victoria) * Hunter River,one that frequently floods in NSW, together with the Clarence and the Richmond * Dumaresq, Macintyre and Tweed Rivers, which form part of the border between Queensland and NSW Each of Australia's capital cities is built on a river. * Sydney - Hawkesbury and Parramatta Rivers * Melbourne - Yarra * Adelaide - Torrens * Brisbane - Brisbane * Perth - Swan * Hobart - Derwent

Answer 2

Yes: The beautiful Murray River is its largest and feeds a lot of water to Victoria, NSW and eastern South Australia - particularly to the pastoral areas, together with the Darling River.

The Swan River upon which Perth is built is another huge river (formerly thought to be the original home of the black swan - hence its name and much of its fame); the Yarra, upon which Melbourne is built, known at one stage as "the upside-down river" due to its former dirtiness; and the Brisbane River.

Other famous rivers are the Burdekin River, Daintree River and the Margaret River in Western Australia - known for its caves, wine and Surfing.

The Todd River in central Australia is famous for being dry most of the year.

The Snowy River holds some local fame for its 'Snowy River Mountain [power] Scheme' of the 1950's and 1960's and for the legendary poem by Banjo Patterson, "The Man from Snowy River". As a result of the two very successful movies made in the 1980's based on this poem, it now also holds quite some international fame as well.

Answer 3

Yes.

• The Daintree River flows through Australia's largest tropical rainforest, the Daintree National park.
• The Gibb River and Mitchell River flow through some of the rainforests in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
• The rainforests of Kakadu National park in the Northern Territory's "Top End" are near the East Alligator River (which does not have alligators, but rather, crocodiles).

Answer 4

Yes. There are many significant rivers in Australia. The Murray - Darling system is the major river system in Australia and is the most well-known, but it is not a single river. The Murray and the Darling are two separate rivers. Other well-known rivers are: Flinders River (longest in Queensland), Diamantina River and Cooper Creek which run through western Queensland and ultimately empty into Lake Eyre Lachlan River, which flows into the Murrumbidgee River which, in turn, flows into the Murray Culgoa, Balonne and Condamine Rivers which feed the Darling Gascoyne River, the longest in Western Australia Goulburn River (Victoria) Hunter River,one that frequently floods in NSW, together with the Clarence and the Richmond Dumaresq, Macintyre and Tweed Rivers, which form part of the border between Queensland and NSW Each of Australia's capital cities is built on a river. Sydney - Hawkesbury and Parramatta Rivers Melbourne - Yarra Adelaide - Torrens Brisbane - Brisbane Perth - Swan Hobart - Derwent