Murray River Background

The Murray River is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at 2,508 km extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest rivers of Australia. Together with that of the Murray, the catchments of these rivers form the Murray–Darling basin, which covers about one-seventh the area of Australia. It is widely considered Austr…
The Murray River is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at 2,508 km extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest rivers of Australia. Together with that of the Murray, the catchments of these rivers form the Murray–Darling basin, which covers about one-seventh the area of Australia. It is widely considered Australia's most important irrigated region.
  • Country: Australia
  • State: New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria
  • Cities: Albury, Wodonga, Echuca, Swan Hill, Mildura, Renmark, Murray Bridge
  • Source: Cowombat Flat
  • Mouth: Murray Mouth
  • Length: 2,508 km (1,558 mi)
  • Basin size: 1,061,469 km² (409,835 sq mi)

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