Murrumbidgee River

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Murrumbidgee_River
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:river
gptkbp:basinSize 84,000 km²
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Ngunnawal_people
gptkb:Wiradjuri_people
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans gptkb:Charles_Throsby
gptkbp:etymology gptkb:Wiradjuri_language
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans 1821
gptkbp:hasBridge gptkb:Gundagai_Historic_Bridges
gptkb:Wagga_Wagga_Beach_Bridge
gptkbp:hasFloodHistory major floods in 1852, 1925, 1952, 1974, 2012
gptkbp:hasPark gptkb:Murrumbidgee_Valley_National_Park
gptkb:Kosciuszko_National_Park
gptkbp:hasReservoir gptkb:Blowering_Dam
gptkb:Burrinjuck_Dam
gptkbp:hasWildlife gptkb:eastern_long-necked_turtle
gptkb:bird
gptkb:Murray_cod
gptkb:Australian_pelican
black swan
water rat
eastern grey kangaroo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Murrumbidgee River
gptkbp:length 1485 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Australian_Capital_Territory
gptkb:New_South_Wales
gptkbp:mainTributary gptkb:Cotter_River
gptkb:Tumut_River
gptkb:Yass_River
gptkb:Lachlan_River
gptkb:Molonglo_River
gptkbp:mouth gptkb:Murray_River
gptkbp:mouthLocation near Boundary Bend
gptkbp:nameMeaning big water
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Murray–Darling_basin
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Balranald
gptkb:Gundagai
gptkb:Narrandera
gptkb:Canberra
gptkb:Wagga_Wagga
gptkb:Hay
gptkbp:source gptkb:Fiery_Range
gptkbp:sourceLocation gptkb:Snowy_Mountains
gptkbp:tributaryOf gptkb:Murray_River
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:water_supply
fishing
irrigation
recreation
hydroelectricity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Murray–Darling_Basin
gptkb:Murray_River
gptkb:Murray
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5