| Talbragar River | |
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 Talbragar River, at Cobbora, southwest ofDunedoo | |
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| 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 ofCassilis |
| • elevation | 1,130 m (3,710 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with theMacquarie River |
• location | nearDubbo |
• 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, aperennial stream that is part of theMacquarie catchment within theMurray–Darling basin, is located in theOrana district ofNew South Wales,Australia.
The river rises on the western side of theLiverpool Range on south slopes ofGreat Dividing Range, north ofCassilis and flows generally south west, joined by fifteentributaries, including theCoolaburragundy River, and reaching itsconfluence with theMacquarie River nearDubbo; descending 876 metres (2,874 ft) over its 277 kilometres (172 mi)course.
The river flows through theDunedoo 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 thePutterbatta River.[citation needed] The first bridge over the Talbragar was built in the 1850s, near Dunedoo, by Thomas New.[citation needed]
