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Encyclopedia > Wollondilly River

The Wollondilly River is located in the State of New South Wales, Australia. Its headwaters start in the high country around Yass in the Southern Tablelands area of the state. The river continues on through Goulburn and the Southern Highlands and feeds the large Warragamba Dam which is the major water supply for the Sydney basin. 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. ... Yass is a town in New South Wales, Australia. ... The Southern Tablelands is a geographic area of the State of New South Wales, Australia. ... Goulburn (New South Wales, Australia) is a quiet provincial city characterised by a particularly long main street. ... The Southern Highlands is a geographical area in New South Wales, Australia, southwest of Sydney. ... Warragamba Dam Spillway Warragamba Dam is the major water supply for Sydney Australia, situated approximately 65 km to the west of Sydney in the Burragorang Valley. ... Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ...


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Wollindilly River (1273 words)
The Wollondilly River starts it's life west of Goulburn, and is in fact the little creek that dribbles into the top of Pejar Dam.
Although there are resident fish in this river, the numbers of fish are definitely higher during the winter months, when the spawn run trout from Burragorang make their way up in search of gravel beds and mating partners, not to mention the abundance of tasty eggs floating around.
I have been to the river when it is at 0.70m and falling, and it has been too dirty to fish, so it is a fairly fine line between being high enough for the fish to move upstream, and low enough so that it is clear enough to fish.
Hawkesbury River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (295 words)
The Hawkesbury River is one of the major rivers of the coastal region of New South Wales, Australia.
The Warragamba, formed by the joining of the Wollondilly River, the Nattai River, the Kowmung River and Cox's River drains a broad region of New South Wales on the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range.
The Colo River and the Macdonald River are major tributaries of the Hawkesbury.
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