Burke_River_(New_South_Wales) Knowpia

Burke
Wombat Creek^[1]
Burke; Wombat Creek
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Sydney Basin (IBRA), Southern Highlands
Municipality	Wingecarribee
Physical characteristics
Source	Southern Highlands
• location	near Mount Murray
• elevation	635 m (2,083 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Nepean River
• location	near Yerrinbool
• elevation	324 m (1,063 ft)
Length	22 km (14 mi)
Basin features
River system	Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment
Tributaries
• right	Little Burke River (New South Wales)
Reservoir	Lake Nepean

The Burke River, a watercourse^[1] that is part of the Nepean River catchment, is located in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia.

The Burke River rises on the western slopes of Macquarie Pass, below Mount Murray, and flows generally to the north, before reaching its confluence with the Nepean River, as it is impounded by Lake Nepean. The river descends 312 metres (1,024 ft) over its 22-kilometre (14 mi) course.^[2]

The river flows within the Water Supply Reserve of Greater Sydney.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b "Burke River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Burke River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

34°27′S 150°35′E / 34.450°S 150.583°E / -34.450; 150.583

[gnb-1] "Burke River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

[bonzle-2] "Burke River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

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