Boorowa River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Boorowa River
Perennial stream
Boorowa River crossed by the Jubilee Bridge at Boorowa
Name origin: Aboriginal Wiradjuri for kangaroo; fish hawks
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	IBRA: South Eastern Highlands
Districts	Southern Tablelands, Central West
Municipalities	Yass Valley, Boorowa, Upper Lachlan
Part of	Murray–Darling basin
Tributaries
- left	Breakfast Creek (New South Wales)
- right	Pudman Creek
Source
- location	north of Yass
- elevation	619 m (2,031 ft)
Mouth	Lachlan River
- location	south–east of Cowra
- elevation	301 m (988 ft)
Length	134 km (83 mi)

The Boorowa River is in New South Wales, Australia. It is a perennial stream. The river is part of the Lachlan catchment. The catchment is in the Murray-Darling basin. The river rises about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of Yass. It flows north. The river has two minor tributaries. It reaches its confluence with the Lachlan River about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south–east of Cowra. The river drops 318 metres (1,043 ft) over its course of 134 kilometres (83 mi).

The river flows through the town of Boorowa. The river is named after the town. Boorowa is an Aboriginal Wiradjuri word for kangaroo.