Talk:Murrumbidgee River

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A proposed article structure can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Rivers#Article Structure. Zambezi is a FA-class river article that may be suitable as a guide. -- Mattinbgn\^talk 11:58, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Below is a bit of a list that may be useful:

• Course
• Natural History
  • Wetlands
  • Flora and foana
• Geology
  • Flat course
  • soil types
• History
  • Indigenous
  • European exploration
  • European Settlement (including paddleboats, early irrigation etc.)
• Economy
  • Irrigation, including the MIA
  • Rice
  • Electricity generation
  • Town water for Canberra, Wagga Wagga
• Lists
  • Tributaries
  • Towns
  • Dams, locks etc.
  • Crossings
  • Distances (are these needed?)

Discussion here may be useful before major moving of content is attempted. Cheers, Mattinbgn\^talk 12:07, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Wagga Wagga only gets a small amount (Less then 20% I think but I would have to source it) from the Murrumbidgee (the rest is from bores) however I think (I have no sources so don't take my word for it) Gundagai, Narrandera, Leeton, Griffith just to name a few get there water from the 'bidgee for town water. Bidgee (talk) 12:24, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

http://www.rwcc.com.au/f20.html 75% is from underground (bores) but can't find a source that states 25% is from the River. Bidgee (talk) 12:31, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• I think move content and let us work on it from there. I suspect dams need to be mentioend in the context of European settlemetn as they then of course precede irrigation, town water, ... --Matilda ^talk 21:31, 9 June 2008 (UTC)