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{{Infobox river
| name = Macquarie
| name_native = {{native name|wrh|Wambuul}}
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| image = Macquarie River.JPG
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| image_caption = Wambuul Macquarie River flowing under the Evans Bridge in [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]]
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| tributaries_left = [[Fish River (Oberon)|Fish River]], [[Bell River (New South Wales)|Bell River]], [[Little River (Dubbo)|Little River]]
| tributaries_right = [[Turon River]], [[Cudgegong River]], [[Talbragar River]]
| bridges = Bathurst: {{bulleted list|[[Macquarie River railway bridge, Bathurst|Railway]]|Evans|[[Denison Bridge|Denison]]|Gordon Edgell|Rankens}} Wellington: {{bulleted list|
| custom_label = [[Reservoir]]
| custom_data = [[Lake Burrendong]]
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The '''Macquarie River''' or '''Wambuul''' is part of the Macquarie–[[Barwon River (New South Wales)|Barwon]] catchment within the [[Murray–Darling basin]], is one of the main inland rivers in [[New South Wales]], Australia.
The river rises in the central highlands of New South Wales near the town of [[Oberon, New South Wales|Oberon]] and travels generally northwest past the towns of [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]], [[Wellington, New South Wales|Wellington]], [[Dubbo]], [[Narromine]], and [[Warren, New South Wales|Warren]] to the [[Macquarie Marshes]]. The Macquarie Marshes then drain into the [[Darling River]] via the lower Barwon River.
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==Name==
The [[Wiradjuri]] are the people of the three rivers, Wambuul, Kalare ([[Lachlan River|Lachlan]]) and the Murrumbidjeri ([[Murrumbidgee River|Murrumbidgee]]). Wambuul means winding river, and included the tributary [[Fish River (Oberon)|Fish River]].<ref name="GNB proposal">{{cite web |url=https://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/229206/210616_RELEASE_Wambuul.pdf |title=Proposal to assign a dual name for Macquarie and Fish Rivers - Wambuul |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=2021-12-17 |publisher=Geographical Names Board of New South Wales}}</ref> It has also been spelt Wambool
The river was first documented for the British crown near Bathurst by European explorer, [[George Evans (explorer)|George Evans]] in 1812, who named the river in honour of [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] [[Lachlan Macquarie]],<ref
In December 2021, ''Wambuul'' was recognised as an official [[Dual naming#Australia|dual name]] by the [[Geographical Names Board of New South Wales]] after support from a local movement and the Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council. Either or both names may be used and both are given equal status.<ref>{{Cite
==Geography==
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A number of rivers and creeks flow into the Wambuul Macquarie River, with descending elevation as follows:<ref name=bonzle/>
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|[[Fish River (New South Wales)|Fish River]]||{{convert|670|m}}
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|rowspan=5|Bathurst||[[Macquarie River railway bridge, Bathurst|Railway bridge, Main Western line]] ||This bridge served the [[Main Western railway line
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||Evans Bridge, Great Western Hwy||A road and pedestrian crossing for the [[Great Western Highway]]/Sydney Road. The Evans Bridge is Bathurst's main traffic thoroughfare across the Macquarie River, linking the central business district with Kelso, and hence, [[Sydney]].||align="center"|[[Image:Evans Bridge.JPG|120px]] ||
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||Railway bridge, Main Western line||Opened in 1881 and built to the same design by John Whitton as the Bathurst and Dubbo railway bridges.|| ||
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|rowspan=6|Dubbo||Rawsonville Bridge||A Dare type timber truss bridge that was completed in 1916, the bridge serves road traffic only. || || <ref name=rawsonville>{{cite NSW HD|4300182|Rawsonville Bridge over Macquarie River|access-date=21 February 2011 |date=17 April 2009}}</ref>
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||Dundullimal Railway Bridge ||Opened in 1925 as part of the loop railway from Molong to Dubbo.|| [[File:Shibble Bridge and Dundullimal Railway Bridge over the Macquarie River (1).jpg|center|120x120px]] || <ref name=dundullimal>{{cite web|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3567935|title=Dundullimal Railway Bridge over the Macquarie River, Dubbo, New South Wales |work=Catalogue: E.A. Crome aviation project |publisher=Trove |date=9 June 2005 |author=Seselja, Loui |access-date=21 February 2011}}</ref>
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||[[Emile Serisier Bridge]], Newell Hwy||A low level bridge built for the [[Newell Highway]] to bypass Dubbo city centre.|| [[File:Eastern end of the Emile Serisier Bridge.jpg|center|120x120px]] ||
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||Troy Bridge ||Located north of Dubbo|| || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://dubbo-nsw.street-map.net.au/troy-bridge-rd/ |title=Troy Bridge Rd, Dubbo Map |publisher=Leadingedge |access-date=24 March 2012}}</ref>
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|Trangie||[[Gin Gin, New South Wales|Gin Gin]] Bridge||A standard Callendar-Hamilton truss bridge, prefabricated in England for the
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|rowspan=2|Warren||Sturt Bridge || || || <ref name=SMHWarren/>
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*north of Dubbo, the Talbragar River joins the Macquarie. The Talbragar is the most important downstream tributary. This river rises in mountainous country at the junction of the Great Dividing Range and the [[Liverpool Range]]. The country through which the Talbragar River runs is broad and flat, bordered by undulating hills that disperse as the river nears Dubbo.
*north of Dubbo, the river passes through flat plains flowing north-west through Narromine and Warren. A complex series of effluent creeks connect the Macquarie, Darling and Bogan Rivers.
*Macquarie Marshes lie at the end of the river channel proper. Near [[
===Rainfall===
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==Statistics==
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|+ '''River catchment statistics (May 2009)<ref name="anra" />'''
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==History==
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===Irrigation===
The Macquarie River catchment is a regulated Water Management Area and includes private irrigation as well as several public irrigation schemes<ref name=irrigation>{{cite web |url=http://www.water.gov.au/regionalwaterresourcesassessments/specificgeographicregion/TabbedReports.aspx?PID=NSW_SW_421R |title=Macquarie River – Regulated |work=Regional Water Resource Assessment – Surface Water Management Area |publisher=National Water Commission, Commonwealth of Australia |date=5 June 2007 |access-date=22 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225013348/http://www.water.gov.au/RegionalWaterResourcesAssessments/SpecificGeographicRegion/TabbedReports.aspx?PID=NSW_SW_421R |archive-date=25 February 2011 }}</ref> located at Narromine – Trangie, Buddah Lakes, Tenandra, Trangie – Nevertire, Nevertire, and Marthaguy.
===The River is classified as over-subscribed===
===Flooding===
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*1867{{spaced ndash}}devastating floods wash away the first Denison Bridge at Bathurst<ref name=denison/> and also debris damages Ranken's Bridge
*1955{{spaced ndash}}serious flooding of Macquarie River amongst other river systems
*1979{{spaced ndash}} heavy flooding of the low lying sections along the river
*1986{{spaced ndash}}severe localised flooding in Bathurst<ref name=Bx>{{cite web |url=http://www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/engineering/technical-services/floodplain-management/257-flood-history.html |title=Flood History |publisher=Bathurst Regional Council |access-date=24 March 2012}}</ref>
*1990{{spaced ndash}}severe localised flooding in Bathurst<ref name=Bx/>
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==References==
{{Reflist|
==External links==
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{{Rivers of the Murray–Darling basin|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Tributaries of the Darling River]]
[[Category:Newell Highway]]
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