• Source: Crookwell River

The Crookwell River is a perennial river that is part of the Lachlan catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, located in the Southern Tablelands and South West Slopes regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Sourced by runoff from the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the river rises south of Crookwell and flows generally northwest by west, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its confluence with the Lachlan River northwest of Binda and east of Frogmore. The river descends 461 metres (1,512 ft) over its 78-kilometre (48 mi) course.




Etymology


The river was originally named "Crook-ell" by William Stephenson, who originated from Crookhall, Durham, England.




Native fish fauna


Large Murray cod and endangered Macquarie perch, amongst other native fish, once abounded in the Crookwell, virtually to the base of Crookwell township:




See also



List of rivers of Australia § New South Wales
Rivers of New South Wales




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Crookwell River
• Crookwell, New South Wales
• Murrumbidgee River
• Murray–Darling basin
• Lachlan River
• Wollondilly River
• Rivers of New South Wales
• Crookwell railway line
• Tributaries of the Murrumbidgee River
• List of rivers of Australia