Macintyre River
title: "Macintyre River" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-queensland", "tributaries-of-the-darling-river", "borders-of-queensland", "borders-of-new-south-wales", "floods-in-queensland", "darling-downs", "newell-highway"] topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintyre_River" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Macintyre |
| name_other | Karaula River |
| name_etymology | In honour of Peter Mcintyre, a pastoralist |
| image | |
| image_size | 280 |
| image_caption | Macintyre River, at Inverell, New South Wales |
| pushpin_map | Australia Queensland |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the Macintyre River mouth |
| in Queensland | |
| subdivision_type1 | |
| subdivision_name1 | Australia |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | New South Wales, Queensland |
| subdivision_type3 | Region |
| subdivision_name3 | Northern Tablelands, Darling Downs, North West Slopes |
| subdivision_name5 | |
| length | 319 km |
| discharge1_max | |
| source1 | Great Dividing Range |
| source1_location | near Glencoe, New South Wales |
| source1_elevation | 1260 m |
| mouth | confluence with the Weir River to form the Barwon River |
| mouth_location | west of Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| mouth_elevation | 224 m |
| river_system | Barwon River catchment, |
| Murray–Darling basin | |
| basin_size | 49470 km2 |
| tributaries_right | Severn River (NSW), Dumaresq River |
| custom_label | Reservoir |
| custom_data | Boggabilla Weir |
| extra | |
| :: |
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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.
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 1040 m over its 319 km course; passing near the towns of Glen Innes, Inverell, Ashford, Yetman, and Boggabilla. The flow of the river is impounded by Boggabilla Weir.
The Macintyre River, together with Pike Creek, the Mole, Beardy, Severn (Queensland), Severn (New South Wales), and Dumaresq rivers, is part of the Border Rivers group. It was originally named the Dumaresq River by Allan Cunningham. The name Macintyre was given by Cunningham to what is now known as the Dumaresq River. Peter Macintyre was a pastoralist and land owner of Segenhoe Station in the Hunter River district.
Flooding
The Macintyre River is often affected by floods and the town of Goondiwindi is protected by levee banks that can cope with a water level rise of nearly 11 m. During the 2010–2011 Queensland floods the river peaked at 10.64 m.
Previous peaks have occurred during 1996, at 10.6 m and during 1976.
References
References
- (26 June 1970). "Macintyre River".
- "Map of Macintyre River (1)". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
- "Map of Macintyre River (2)". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
- {{Cite QPN. 20424. Macintyre River. watercourse in the Goondiwindi Region
- {{Queensland Globe
- "Goondiwindi". Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- (14 January 2011). "Goondiwindi on edge as river nears peak". ABC News.
- (16 January 2011). "Flood threat eases at Goondiwindi". ABC Southern Queensland.
- (13 January 2011). "Flood warning for the Weir and Macintyre Rivers". Goondiwindi Regional Council.
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