Murrumbidgee

[mur-uhm-bij-ee]

noun

1. a river in SE Australia, flowing W through New South Wales to the Murray River. 1,050 miles (1,690 km) long.

Murrumbidgee

/ ˌmʌrəmˈbɪdʒɪ /

noun

1. a river in SE Australia, rising in S New South Wales and flowing north and west to the Murray River: important for irrigation. Length: 1690 km (1050 miles)

Example Sentences

At one point, Johnston says, flooding from the Murrumbidgee River, normally 5 kilometers away, came within 300 meters of the farm.

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Along the Murrumbidgee River near the town of Wagga Wagga floods peaked on Friday at the highest level since 2010.

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South of Forbes, parts of the city of Wagga Wagga were evacuated due to the Murrumbidgee River breaking its banks.

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Mr. Grant had spotted a small kingfisher, or birrangbirrang in Wiradjuri, as it swooped low over the Murrumbidgee River in the oppressive summer heat, calling to its mate.

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In the year 1824 Hume, accompanied by W. H. Hovell, crossed the Murrumbidgee River, and some time afterwards saw the snow-capped mountains of the Australian Alps.

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