| Coolaburragundy River Coolah Creek[1] | |
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 Upper valley of Coolaburragundy River, nearCoolah | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | IBRA:Brigalow Belt South |
| District | Orana |
| Municipality | Warrumbungle |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Liverpool Range andGreat Dividing Range |
| • location | Pandoras Pass, north-east ofCoolah |
| • elevation | 656 m (2,152 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with theTalbragar River |
• location | nearLeadville |
• elevation | 286 m (938 ft) |
| Length | 68.9 km (42.8 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Murray–Darling basin |
| [2] | |
Coolaburragundy River, aperennial stream that is part of theTalbragar catchment within theMurray–Darling basin, is located in theOrana district ofNew South Wales,Australia.
The river rises on the south-western slopes of theLiverpool Range, at the junction of theGreat Dividing Range, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-east of the town ofCoolah atPandoras Pass. Runoff fromCoolah Tops National Park also flows into the river,[3] as it flows generally south westerly and is joined by three minortributaries, before reaching itsmouth at theconfluence with theTalbragar River nearLeadville;[4] dropping 265 metres (869 ft) over itscourse of 69 kilometres (43 mi).[2]
There is sufficient water for limited irrigated cropping on the fertile alluvial soils along the valley. Although the river itself is usually dry, an aquifer lies below the Coolaburragundy valley between Coolah andDunedoo.[3]
The Craboon-Coolah branch off theGwabegar railway line, closed in c. 1982, ran close to the Coolaburragundy River throughout its length.
