River in New South Wales, Australia
Cudgegong River , a perennial stream that is part of the Macquarie catchment within the Murray–Darling basin , is located in the central western and Orana districts of New South Wales , Australia .
The river rises of the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range within Wollemi National Park , east of Rylstone , and flows generally west, north-west, and south-west, joined by fourteen tributaries , including Wyaldra Creek and Lawsons Creek, before reaching its confluence with the Macquarie River at Lake Burrendong ; descending 425 metres (1,394 ft) over its 250-kilometre (160 mi) course .
Several reservoirs , including Rylstone Reservoir and Lake Windamere , impede the natural flow of the Cudgegong River past the towns of Mudgee , and near Gulgong .[ 2]
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32°37′S 149°16′E / 32.617°S 149.267°E / -32.617; 149.267