Rivers are ordered alphabetically, by state. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.

Although the Murray River forms much of the border separating New South Wales and Victoria, it is not Victoria's longest river because the New South Wales border is delineated by the river's southern bank rather than by the middle of the river. The only section of the river formally within Victoria is a stretch of approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) where it separates Victoria and South Australia. At this point, the middle of the river forms the border.^[2]

The following is a list ofrivers located withinAustralian states and territories. Where a river crosses a state or territory boundary, it is listed in both states and territories. Where a river has a name that includes the wordcreek, it has been officially designated as a river.

TheGeographical Names Board of New South Wales lists 439 rivers in the Geographical Names Register.^[3] In the following list, where there are duplicated names, thesourcelocal government area (LGA) is identified. In the event of there being two rivers of the same name within the same local government area, additional referencing is provided.Rivers of New South Wales lists all rivers below, grouped according to whether the river flows towards the coast or flow inland, and grouped according to their respective catchment and sub-catchment. Where shown initalics, the watercourse is a creek, rivulet, brook, or similar.

Australia's largest primary rivers

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*Daly–Katherine (682 km),Roper–Waterhouse (599 km),Cooper Creek–Barcoo (1,420 km),Warburton–Georgina (1,400 km);De Grey–Oakover (569 km);

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