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Barcoo River

British  
/ bɑːˈkuː /

noun

  1. a river in E central Australia, in SW Queensland: joins with the Thomson River to form Cooper Creek

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Bureau of Meteorology issued nine flood warnings for Queensland at 3:09 p.m. local time today, including the Barcoo River and Cooper Creek.

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 30, 2010

We tried very hard to persuade Wittin to show us all the way to Barcoo River.

From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William

He is going tomorrow on foot to see if there is water in the waterholes on the road to Barcoo River.

From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William

The point where we reached the Barcoo River, in latitude 24 degrees 37 minutes, is nearly south from where we left the Flinders River.

From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William

The creek was too small to be the Barcoo River, and the ground on both sides of it too high to admit of it being an ana-branch.

From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William

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