Wollondilly River

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The Wollondilly River is a significant waterway in New South Wales, Australia, valued for its ecological importance and deep cultural and historical connections to local Aboriginal communities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Wollondilly River canonical 10
Upper Wollondilly River 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
country Australia
culturalSignificanceFor Dharawal people
Gundungurra people
local Aboriginal communities of the region
ecologicalImportance supports native fish species
supports riparian habitats
supports threatened flora and fauna
environmentalIssues agricultural runoff impacts
land clearing in catchment
river regulation and flow alteration
flowsInto Lake Burragorang
hasCrossing Hume Highway near Goulburn
linked to: Goulburn bypass

railway bridges near Goulburn
hasDam Warragamba Dam (via Lake Burragorang)
linked to: Warragamba Dam
hasNameEtymology derived from an Aboriginal word (exact meaning uncertain)
hasTraditionalOwnerGroup Dharawal people
Gundungurra people
hasTributary Jerrara Creek
Mulwaree River
Paddys River (New South Wales)
Tarlo River
Wingecarribee River
influences Wollondilly Shire identity
knownFor Aboriginal cultural heritage sites
camping and outdoor recreation
recreational fishing
scenic rural landscapes
locatedIn New South Wales
South Eastern Highlands bioregion
locatedInLocalGovernmentArea Wollondilly Shire
managedBy WaterNSW
mouthLocation near Warragamba, New South Wales
mouthOf Lake Burragorang
partOf Hawkesbury–Nepean catchment
Sydney water catchment
passesNear Crookwell, New South Wales
linked to: Crookwell

Mittagong, New South Wales
linked to: Mittagong

Picton, New South Wales
passesThrough Goulburn, New South Wales
linked to: Goulburn
region Greater Sydney water catchment
Macarthur region, New South Wales
linked to: Macarthur region

Southern Tablelands
riverSystem Hawkesbury–Nepean River system
sourceLocation Southern Tablelands, New South Wales
near Crookwell, New South Wales
subjectOf Aboriginal cultural heritage studies
environmental flow assessments
water resource management plans
usedFor drinking water supply for Sydney

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gandangara hasSacredSite Upper Wollondilly River
linked to: Wollondilly River
Gundungurra Nation hasSacredSite Wollondilly River
Nepean River hasTributary Wollondilly River
Coxs River hasTributary Wollondilly River
Nattai River hasMouth Wollondilly River
Nattai River confluenceWith Wollondilly River
Wingecarribee River mouthLocation Wollondilly River
Wingecarribee River confluenceWith Wollondilly River
Wingecarribee River isTributaryOf Wollondilly River