Paroo River

Paroo River in Wanaaring NSW

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The Paroo River is a river in eastern Australia and is the most important tributary of the Darling River, although its water does not reach this usually because they seep before. He is the last unregulated river in the northern part of the Murray -Darling Basin.

The river canyon country of western Queensland between Adavale and Charleville at Mariala National Park, meanders to the south, is distributed in the wide flood plains of New South Wales and finally reaches the Paroo flood - lakes in the Paroo -Darling National Park. Its total length is about 600 km.

Wetlands of the Paroo River

The wetlands of the Paroo River in the northwest of the state of New South Wales are very important for a number of water birds in eastern Australia. This includes endangered species such as the monkey duck and snipe the Australian gold.

On 20 September 2007, the Australian Minister for the Environment and water resources, Malcolm Turnbull announced that the Australian Government had taken the wetlands of the Paroo River in the Ramsar Convention, which made the 65th Australian wetland of international importance in this Agreement.

Gallery

Traffic signs at the bridge over the Paroo River at Wilcannia NSW