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Darling River is the third-longest river in Australia, measuring about 1,702.5 mi (2740 km) in length from its source.

Named after Sir Ralph Darling, who was appointed as a Governor of New South Wales, the river is also the longest river among the Murray-Darling river systems.

Darling River gets its water from its several tributaries of 'headstreams' like the Bogan River, Murrumbidgee Rivers originating from the Great Dividing range and has given rise to many small streams that keep breaking and joining the main rivers like the formation of Menindee lakes.

These headstreams rise and flow in the Eastern Highlands, near the Northern new South Wales and Southern Queensland border, and the river continues to flow southwest from there. This western turn makes it meet the Murray River and creates the Murray-Darling Basin.

The river confluence at the Murray-Darling Basin is the most important river system in South Australia and the world. It is home to many plants species, and the region around lakes and ocean is home to many towns. Read on to know more about this important river!

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