Talbragar River

Talbragar River
Talbragar River, at Cobbora, southwest of Dunedoo
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	IBRA: Brigalow Belt South
District	Upper Hunter, Orana
Municipalities	Upper Hunter, Warrumbungle, Dubbo
Physical characteristics
Source	Liverpool Range, Great Dividing Range
• location	north of Cassilis
• elevation	1,130 m (3,710 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Macquarie River
• location	near Dubbo
• elevation	258 m (846 ft)
Length	277 km (172 mi)
Basin features
River system	Macquarie River, Murray–Darling basin
Tributaries
• right	Coolaburragundy River
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Talbragar River, a perennial stream that is part of the Macquarie catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Orana district of New South Wales, Australia.

The river rises on the western side of the Liverpool Range on south slopes of Great Dividing Range, north of Cassilis and flows generally south west, joined by fifteen tributaries, including the Coolaburragundy River, and reaching its confluence with the Macquarie River near Dubbo; descending 876 metres (2,874 ft) over its 277 kilometres (172 mi) course.

The river flows through the Dunedoo and is noted for its influence on flood, particularly for its capacity for rapid rise and fall, due to the wide catchment, and the effect of its flood water on Dubbo.

The Talbragar River was first encountered by Europeans in the late 1820s when it was called the Putterbatta River.^{[citation needed]} The first bridge over the Talbragar was built in the 1850s, near Dunedoo, by Thomas New.^{[citation needed]}

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers of Australia
• Talbragar fossil site

• "Macquarie-Bogan River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

32°12′S 148°37′E / 32.200°S 148.617°E / -32.200; 148.617