What is Macquarie River?
{{Infobox River | name = Macquarie River | image = Macquarie River.JPG | image_caption = Macquarie River at [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]] | origin = | mouth = [[Barwon River (New South Wales)|Barwon River]] | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Australia | length = 626 km | source1_elevation = 671 m | discharge = | watershed = }} [[Image:Macquarie River Catchment.jpg|410px|right| Macquarie River Catchment Map]] [[Image:MacquarieRvr NSW Map.jpg|306px|right| Macquarie River Catchment Map]] The '''Macquarie River''' is one of the main inland rivers in [[New South Wales]]. It begins in the central highlands of New South Wales near the town of [[Oberon, New South Wales|Oberon]]. The river flows northwest past the towns of [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]], [[Wellington, New South Wales|Wellington]], [[Dubbo, New South Wales|Dubbo]], [[Narromine, New South Wales|Narromine]], and [[Warren, New South Wales|Warren]] to the [[Macquarie Marshes]]. The Macquarie Marshes then drain into the lower [[Barwon River (New South Wales)|Barwon River]] and then into the [[Darling River]]. [[Burrendong Dam]] is a large dam (capacity 1,190,000 Megalitres) near [[Wellington, New South Wales|Wellington]] which holds the waters of the Macquarie River and its [[tributary|tributaries]] the [[Cudgegong River]] and the [[Turon River]] to stop [[flood]]s and provide water for [[irrigation]]. The dam made [[Lake Burrendong]].<ref name=lake>{{cite web|url=http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=KWjLoeZTan|title=Geographical Names Register Extract|publisher=NSW Government-Geographical Names Board|accessdate=21 Feb 2011|archive-date=29 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629141358/http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=KwjLoeZTan|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Geography== The Macquarie River flows for 626 kilometres and drops around 517 metres over its length.<ref name=bonzle>{{cite web|url=http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=212531&cmd=sp|title=Map of Macquarie