Black swans on Molonglo River.

The Molonglo River has its source in the Great Dividing Range of eastern Australia in the state of New South Wales. It flows from south to north before turning northwest, through the outskirts of the New South Wales town of Queanbeyan and continues through the nations federal capital city of Canberra where it has been dammed to form Lake Burley Griffin. It then flows on to empty into the Murrumbidgee River to the northwest of Canberra. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1184x888, 233 KB) Black swans on Molonglo river, just up from Lake Burley griffin near duntroon. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1184x888, 233 KB) Black swans on Molonglo river, just up from Lake Burley griffin near duntroon. ... Binomial name Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790) The Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) is an Australian waterbird and the official state bird of Western Australia. ... The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range (a. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... The town of Queanbeyan in New South Wales, Australia is overshadowed by its proximity to the Australian federal capital city of Canberra. ... Canberra is the capital of the Commonwealth of Australia and, with a population of just over 323,000, is also Australias largest inland city. ... Sunset over Lake Burley Griffin, viewed from the Commonwealth Bridge Lake Burley Griffin is a lake in the centre of Canberra, Australias federal capital city. ... The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

The Molonglo River was known in the local aboriginal language as "Yeal-am-bidgee". The suffic "bidgee" was common in aboriginal names for rivers in the Canberra area and presumably means "water" or "river".

The Molonglo was once renowned as a beautiful river with excellent fishing for native Murray Cod, Golden Perch and Silver Perch. Unfortunately mining pollution from Captains Flat on its upper reaches eradicated all native fish and other aquatic life in the 1930s and 1940s. Trinomial name Maccullochella peelii peelii (Mitchell, 1838) The Murray Cod (Maccullochella peelii peelii) is the largest freshwater fish in Australia. ... Binomial name Macquaria ambigua Golden Perch (Macquaria ambigua) An australian native freshwater fish, primarily of lowland reaches of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) river system, but also known to push some way into upland reaches as well. ...

Consquently, when Lake Burley Griffin was built upon the Molonglo and filled in 1964 the waters were devoid of native fish. Restockings commencing in the 1970s and 1980s have re-established Murray Cod and Golden Perch in Lake Burley Griffin and a short stretch of river upstream. Sunset over Lake Burley Griffin, viewed from the Commonwealth Bridge Lake Burley Griffin is a lake in the centre of Canberra, Australias federal capital city. ... Trinomial name Maccullochella peelii peelii (Mitchell, 1838) The Murray Cod (Maccullochella peelii peelii) is the largest freshwater fish in Australia. ... Binomial name Macquaria ambigua Golden Perch (Macquaria ambigua) An australian native freshwater fish, primarily of lowland reaches of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) river system, but also known to push some way into upland reaches as well. ...