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Darling River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Darling River is the third longest river in Australia, measuring 1472 kilometer from its source in northern New South Wales to its confluence with the Murray River at Wentworth, New South Wales....
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Murray-Darling Basin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Murray River in Australia was formed over a hundred million years ago. An irrigation system was introduced in 1887 by Canadian George Chaffey, and it transformed the northern section of the Murray into a lush paradise. Mark Twain likened the Murray-Darling River in Australia to our own Mississippi River.
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This article describes the Murray-Darling River, its facts and figures, and its past and present. ... The Murray-Darling is the world's 16th-longest river at 2,310 miles. It is actually two rivers that are taken together. Both begin far inland and flow to the Southern Ocean. ... Facts About the Murray-Darling River...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Darling River (river, New South Wales, Australia), river, longest member of the Murray–Darling river system in Australia; ... The Darling River Weirs Act of 1945 authorized construction of a series of dams to impound water in reservoirs that provide town water and support irrigation.
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Darling River A river rising in the Great Dividing Range of southeast Australia and flowing about 2,739 km (1,702 mi) generally southwest to the ... The Darling River is the forth longest river in Australia, measuring 1,462 kilometres (908 mi) from its source in northern New South Wales to its confluence with the Murray...
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