Condamine River - Course

Course

The catchment covers 13,292 km². The headwaters of the river rise on the slopes of Mount Superbus, part of the Main Range, before passing through Cambanoora Gorge. The river flows through the towns of Killarney and Warwick, while the tributary Gowrie Creek drains the slopes around Toowoomba.

At Surat it turns to the south-west and becomes known as the Balonne River. Towns the river passes through include St George, Dirranbandi and Surat. In this area Bungil Creek joins the Balonne.

The Balonne River forks near Dirranbandi with a western branch being called the Culgoa River which, in turn, flows into the Darling. The eastern branch of the Balonne River in turn branches again - into the Bokhara River on the right and the Narran River on the left (eastern) side. These rivers join with the Barwon River west of Brewarrina which also flows into the Darling River.