Daguragu, Northern Territory
Daguragu, previously also known as Wattie Creek by the Gurindji people as it is situated on a tributary of the Victoria River, is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located about 551 kilometres (342 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin and located about 460 kilometres (290 mi) south-west of the municipal seat in Katherine. It is around 8 km (5.0 mi) north-west of Kalkarindji. Daguragu community is situated on Aboriginal land held under perpetual title; it was also formerly a local government area until its amalgamation into the Victoria Daly Shire on 1 July 2008.
| Daguragu Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Daguragu | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°25′12″S 130°48′18″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 242 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.488/km2 (14.21/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | prior to 1974 (community) 4 April 2007 (locality) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0852 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 44.1 km2 (17.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Victoria Daly Region | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Stuart | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
In 2020, a native title claim lodged in 2016 was successfully settled, giving native title rights to the Gurindji people to 5,000 square kilometres (1,900 sq mi) of the Wave Hill Station.
Being located on a floodplain, the settlement can be severely affected by flooding at times. In February 2001, two cyclones caused major flooding in the vicinity and the road between Kalkarindji and Daguragu was flooded, leaving the residents of Daguragu completely isolated for weeks. In 2023 major flooding occurred again, with hundreds of residents evacuated to Darwin and unable to return to their homes for some time.