Winburndale Rivulet | |
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Country | Australia |
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• location | New South Wales |
The Winburndale Rivulet or Winburndale Creek is a stream in Roxburgh County, in the Bathurst Region in the state of New South Wales in Australia. [1] It begins at the junction of the Kirkconnell and Mitchells Creeks to the West of Sunny Corner, and flows in a westerly direction until it meets the Macquarie River. It is around 60 mi (97 km) long. [2]
The stream was named by NSW Governor Lachlan Macquarie on 6 May 1815. [2]
It is dammed to the East of Bathurst by Winburndale Dam.
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