Border Rivers - Branches

Branches

Several branches of the river (using different names) form part of the border between New South Wales and Queensland, located in New South Wales between Tenterfield at its most eastern point, to Mungindi at its most western point. Unhelpfully, several rivers have been given the same name to separate watercourses located in each state.

Generally speaking, within Queensland, the following rivers are considered to comprise part of the river group and region:

• Severn River (Queensland), draining the Stanthorpe district, and flowing into New South Wales
• Pike Creek, including Glenlyon Dam, and flowing into New South Wales
• Macintyre Brook, draining the Inglewood district, and flowing into New South Wales, near Yelarbon
• Weir River, draining the Southern Downs district, and flowing into New South Wales, near Mungindi

In New South Wales, the following rivers either mark the boundary with Queensland, or are fully located within the state and are considered to comprise part of the river group and region:

• Mole River, draining the Bonshaw district
• Dumaresq River, receiving flows from the Severn River (Queensland), Pike Creek, and the Mole River
• Severn River (New South Wales), draining the Glen Innes district, including the Pindari Dam
• Macintyre River, receiving flows from the Severn River (New South Wales), and forming through the confluence of the Dumaresq River and Macintyre Brook. The Macintyre River variously flows in both New South Wales and Queensland

Within New South Wales, both the Macintyre and Weir rivers drain to become the Barwon River, a major tributary of the Murray-Darling basin.

The Dumaresq River forms the border between Queensland and New South Wales, generally south-east of Bonshaw and Boggabilla. The Macintyre River forms the border west of Boggabilla to Mungindi.