Macintyre
Macintyre is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- -29.29°, 150.95°
About Macintyre
The Macintyre River, a perennial river that forms part of the Border Rivers group, is part of the Barwon catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, located in the Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes regions of New South Wales, and the Southern Downs region of Queensland, Australia.
Part of the course of the river marks the border between Queensland and New South Wales.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Macintyre River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Macintyre in Depth
Course and features
The Macintyre River rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, west of Guyra and south of Glen Innes, and flows generally northwest and west, joined by twenty-two tributaries, including the Severn River (New South Wales) and Dumaresq River, before reaching its confluence with the Weir River to form the Barwon River, west of Goondiwindi. In 1914, the current Goondiwindi Border Bridge was opened. It replaced a timber structure which was built in 1878. The Macintyre River descends 1,040 metres (3,410 ft) over its 319-kilometre (198 mi) course; passing near the towns of Glen Innes, Inverell, Ashford, Yetman, and Boggabilla. The flow of the river is impounded by Boggabilla Weir.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Macintyre River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Macintyre: Key Facts
| Length | 380 km |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Barwon River |
| Drainage system | Murray–Darling basin |
| Tributaries | Severn River, Dumaresq River, Boomi River |
Facts from Wikidata Q123317 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Macintyre: Quick Answers
- Where is Macintyre?
- Macintyre is located in Australia, at 29.2908° S, 150.9526° E.
- Are there dams on the Macintyre?
- No dam on the Macintyre is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.