Bogan River

Bogan River, a perennial river that is part of the Macquarie–Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central west and Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia.

Bogan River
The Bogan River at Nyngan
Location of the Bogan River mouth in New South Wales
Etymology1. Aboriginal: the birthplace of a notable headman of the local tribe;
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionCentral West, Orana
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle River (Parkes)
  locationCooks Myalls, near Parkes
  coordinates33°00′30″S 148°02′00″E
  elevation305 m (1,001 ft)
MouthDarling River
  location
Dry Bogan Weir, near Bourke
  coordinates
29°58′30″S 146°20′56″E
  elevation
111 m (364 ft)
Length617 km (383 mi)
Basin size18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemMacquarie–Barwon sub-catchment,
Darling River catchment,
Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries 
  leftGenaren Creek, Sandy Creek, Bulbodney Creek, Little Bogan River
  rightCookopie Creek, Burrill Creek, Gundong Creek, Tomingley Creek, Mulla Mulla Cowal, Moonagee Cowal, Gunningbar Creek, Nyangi Bogan Cowal, Duck Creek, Bywash Billabong, Kellys Cowal
Basin area is upstream of Nyngan only:11

From its origin near Parkes, the Bogan River flows for about 617 kilometres (383 mi) in length and flows into the Little Bogan River to form the Darling River, near Bourke.

The name Bogan is supposedly an Australian Aboriginal (Wiradjuri or Ngiyambaa) term meaning 'the birthplace of a notable headman of the local tribe'; this may be in reference to the Wiradjuri people of the Bulgandramine Aboriginal Mission, whose word for "leader" is “Balgabalgar”. The word is also a Gaelic term meaning bog.

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