Tales from the Murrumbidgee River 

Map from www.nativefish.asn.au used with permission. Murrumbidgee River is highlighted in yellow.

The Murrumbidgee River flows for 1600 km from its headwaters in Peppercorn Hill, Kosciuszko National Park to its junction with the Murray River near the town of Balranald in NSW. The river and its catchment are a significant part of the Murray-Darling Basin, an essential lifeline of water for vegetation, wildlife, people and agriculture along its length. 

The Murrumbidgee River was a significant part of the lives of Aboriginal groups including the Ngunnawal, Wiradjuri and Nari Nari.  It takes its name from the Wiradjuri language meaning Big Water.

The Big Water of the Murrumbidgee flow less and less.  With

Tharwa, in the Australian Capital Territory, where I live is approximately 220 km from the headwaters.