Macquarie River region

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The Macquarie River region is an area of central-western New South Wales, Australia, encompassing riverine landscapes and country traditionally inhabited and cared for by the Wiradjuri people.

All labels observed (1)

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Macquarie River region canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
river basin
continent Australia
country Australia
drainsFrom Great Dividing Range
flowsTo Macquarie Marshes
hasClimate semi-arid
temperate
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Wiradjuri people
hasDownstreamArea Macquarie Marshes
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
cotton production
horticulture
livestock grazing
tourism
hasFeature alluvial plains
floodplain wetlands
regulated river system
riparian vegetation
hasLandscapeType riverine landscapes
hasMajorDam Burrendong Dam
Windamere Dam
hasMajorTown Bathurst
Dubbo
Narromine
Warren, New South Wales
Wellington, New South Wales
hasProtectedArea Macquarie Marshes Nature Reserve
linked to: Macquarie Marshes
hasRiver Macquarie River
hasTraditionalOwnerGroup Wiradjuri people
hasUpstreamCity Bathurst
hasWatercourseType inland river system
hasWetland Macquarie Marshes
inhabitedBy Wiradjuri people
locatedIn New South Wales
central-western New South Wales
partOf Murray–Darling Basin
state New South Wales
subjectTo environmental flow management
periodic flooding
water extraction for irrigation
traditionalCountryOf Wiradjuri people
usedFor broadacre cropping
grazing
irrigated agriculture
town water supply

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Wiradhuri traditionalTerritory Macquarie River region
Wirraayjuurray traditionalTerritory Macquarie River region