Castlereagh River

Castlereagh River from the Castlereagh Highway south of Walgett

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The Castlereagh River is a river in the middle of the Australian state of New South Wales. It rises in the middle of the Warrumbungle Range and flows first east to the town of Coonabarabran. Then the river describes a loop that performs its course to the south, then west, and finally to the northwest. It flows through the towns Binnaway, Mendooran, Gilgandra, Coonamble Gulargambone and to then flow into the Macquarie River just before its confluence with the Barwon River, a source flow of the Darling River.

Among the major rivers in the central and western New South Wales the Castlereagh River occupies a special position because it does not originate in the Great Dividing Range. Therefore, the river carries very little water and its water level varies throughout the year saw very strong.

History

The Castlereagh River was explored by John Oxley in 1818.