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Meroo River
Meroo Creek^[1]
Meroo River; Meroo Creek
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	IBRA: NSW South Western Slopes
District	Central West
Municipalities	Mid-Western, Wellington
Physical characteristics
Source	Capertee Valley
• location	near Triangle Swamp
• elevation	776 m (2,546 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Cudgegong River
• location	at Lake Burrendong
• elevation	342 m (1,122 ft)
Length	96 km (60 mi)
Basin features
River system	Macquarie River, Murray–Darling basin
Reservoir	Lake Burrendong

Meroo River, also called Meroo Creek,^[1] a watercourse that is part of the Macquarie catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central western district of New South Wales, Australia.

The river rises on the western slopes of the Capertee Valley, near Triangle Swamp, and flows generally north, west, and north-west, joined by three minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Cudgegong River, where it is impounded as Lake Burrendong; descending 434 metres (1,424 ft) over its 96 kilometres (60 mi) course.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Meroo River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Map of Meroo Creek". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 10 February 2013.