What are some waterways in Australia?

Answer 1

Victoria River, Darling River, Murray River, Lake Mackay, and Lake Eyre

Answer 2

There are many more than five inland waterways in Australia. However, some of them are:

• Murray River
• Darling River
• Diamantina River
• Murrumbidgee River
• Castlereagh River
• Macquarie River
• Lachlan River
• Cooper Creek

Answer 3

Australia's major rivers are:

• Murray River - officially Australia's longest river
• Darling River
• Murrumbidgee River
• Lachlan River
• Flinders River (longest in Queensland)
• Castlereagh
• Macquarie
• Burdekin

Other important rivers, though not necessarily "major" rivers, are:

• Diamantina River and Cooper Creek which run through western Queensland and ultimately empty into Lake Eyre
• Culgoa, Balonne, Warrego and Condamine Rivers which feed the Darling River
• 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
• Burdekin River, forming a major dam in northern Queensland

Each of Australia's state capital cities is built on a river.

• Sydney - Hawkesbury and Parramatta Rivers
• Melbourne - Yarra
• Adelaide - Torrens
• Brisbane - Brisbane
• Perth - Swan
• Hobart - Derwent
• Australia's national capital, Canberra, is on the Molonglo River

There are many more, and the majority form most of the river systems of the eastern half of Australia.

Answer 4

There are many significant waterways in Australia.
The Murray River is Australia's longest navigable river, and well known for its stretches of sandy beaches. It was used extensively for transport in the past, with paddle steamers transporting goods and passengers from where it forms most of the border between Victoria and New South Wales, to Goolwa, near its mouth, in South Australia.

In addition, the Darling River is a significant waterway as well, as are the Murrumbidgee and Lachlan Rivers.

There are many more navigable waterways, such as Sydney Harbour and the many rivers that flow into it, the Brisbane River, Yarra River, Fremantle Harbour and the Swan River, just to name a few.

Answer 5

Ignoring arbitrary changes of name, Australia's longest waterway is that part of the Murray- Darling River system that commences east of Killarney in Queensland (called the Condamine River at that point), and going downstream, changes its name to the Balonne River, then the Culgoa River, before joining the Darling River, finally joining the Murray River at Wentworth, before flowing on the sea near Goolwa in South Australia.

Answer 6

Australia is known to have quite a number of features including deserts, lakes and rivers. Some of its waterways include river Macquarie, river Lachlan, river Diamantina, river Murrumbidgee, and river Darling.

Answer 7

The Murray River is a navigable waterway in Australia, but there are numerous others, as each of the capital cities is built on a river, some of which serve as ports for the cities.

Some of Australia's navigable waterways include:

• Brisbane River
• Sydney Harbour
• Parramatta River
• Hunter River
• Swan River

Answer 8

Major rivers:

The Murray - Darling system is the major river systemin Australia and is the most well-known, but it is not a single river. The Murray and the Darling are two separate rivers, with the Darling a tributary of the Murray.

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. The Lachlan and Murrumbidgee form one of the major irrigation areas of New South Wales.
• Culgoa, Balonne, Warrego and Condamine Rivers which feed the Darling River
• 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
• Burdekin River, forming a major dam in northern Queensland

Other significant rivers: (There are many more than those listed here)

• Queensland: Dawson, Barcoo, Warrego, Mitchell, Condamine, Bremer, Georgina, Flinders, Logan, Albert, Coomera, Calliope, Mary, Caboolture, North Pine, Fitzroy, Tully, Moonie, Mackenzie, Boyne, Bulloo
• New South Wales: Snowy, Macquarie, Castlereagh, Bogan, Hastings, Hawkesbury, Parramatta, Namoi, Belubula, Avon, Mehi, Genoa, Bellinger, Nepean, Fish, Warragamba, Wingecarribee, Tumut, Paroo, Shoalhaven
• Victoria: Goulburn, Mitta Mitta, Wimmera, Loddon, Kiewa, Ovens, Glenelg, Broken, Avoca, Avon, Werribee, Maribyrnong, Dargo, Wannon
• South Australia: Angas, Onkaparinga, Gawler, North Para, South Para, Wakefield
• Western Australia: Ord, Gascoyne, Fitzroy, Fortescue, Murchison, Nicholson, Hutt, Canning, Margaret, Avon, Forrest
• Tasmania: Tamar, Clyde, Franklin, Gordon, King, Huon, Styx, Plenty, Mersey, Macquarie, Forth, North Esk, South Esk
• Northern Territory: Roper, Katherine, Adelaide, Todd, Finke, Alligator, Daly, Georgina
• Australian Capital Territory: Cotter, Naas, Gudgenby, Jerrabomberra Creek, Ginninderra Creek

Each of Australia's state capital cities is built on a river.

• Sydney - Hawkesbury and Parramatta Rivers
• Melbourne - Yarra
• Adelaide - Torrens
• Brisbane - Brisbane
• Perth - Swan
• Hobart - Derwent
• Australia's national capital, Canberra, is on the Molonglo River

Major lakes:

• Lake Eyre (North and South) - SA
• Lake Amadeus - NT
• Lake Frome - SA
• Lake Gairdner - SA
• Lake Torrens - SA
• Willandra Lakes - NSW
• Lake Eucumbene - NSW
• Lake Mungo - NSW
• Lake Corangamite - Vic
• Lake Mackay - WA
• Lake Argyle - WA
• Lake Gordon - Tas
• Lake St Clair - Tas

Lakes Entrance in south-eastern Victoria leads to the sea and is a major tourist area, with the interconnecting 'lakes' of Lake Wellington, Lake Victoria, Loch Sport, and others.