An anabranch is a section of a river or stream that diverts from the main channel or stem of the watercourse and rejoins the main stem downstream. Local anabranches can be the result of small islands in the watercourse . In larger anabranches, the flow can diverge for a distance of several or even hundreds of kilometers before rejoining the main channel.
4-713: Wakool River , an anabranch of the Edward River that is part of the Murray River catchment within the Murray–Darling basin , is located in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales , Australia . The Wakool River splits from the Edward River (itself an anabranch of the Murray) near Deniliquin , and flows generally to the west, southwest, northwest, and then west, joined by eleven minor tributaries , including
8-547: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This New South Wales river or creek related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Anabranch The term anabranch , in its hydrological meaning, is used more frequently in Australia than in the rest of the English-speaking world. The term anabranching river describes a river with many anabranches, whilst an anastomosing river
12-415: Is an organic-rich subset of this river type. The term braided river describes watercourses which are divided by small islands into multiple channel threads within a single main channel, but the term does not describe the multiple channels of an anabranching river. A distributary is a branch of a river that does not rejoin the main channel; these are common on and near river deltas . A bayou
16-599: The Niemur River . The Wakool is rejoined by the Edward River near Kyalite , not far from where it runs back into the main channel of the Murray, at Wakool Junction; dropping 43 metres (141 ft) over the course of its 363 kilometres (226 mi) length. [REDACTED] Media related to Wakool River at Wikimedia Commons 34°51′30″S 143°21′10″E / 34.85833°S 143.35278°E / -34.85833; 143.35278 This Riverina geography article
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