Fish River (Oberon)

Fish River, a perennial stream that is part of the Macquarie catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central western district of New South Wales, Australia.

The Fish River rises on the plateau south east of Oberon, and flows generally to the north-west, becoming the main headwater of the Macquarie River just east of Bathurst. The river is impounded by a reservoir near Oberon which supplies water for the region. The Fish River descends 493 metres (1,617 ft) over its 119 kilometres (74 mi) course.

The Fish River was given its name by George Evans in 1813, because of the large number of fish they found in it, being a rare permanent stream.

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Coordinates: 34°45′00″S 149°18′00″E / 34.75000°S 149.30000°E / -34.75000; 149.30000

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Fish River (New Zealand)

The Fish River, New Zealand is a river in the Otago Region of New Zealand. A tributary of the Makarora River, it rises east of Mount Burke and flows south-eastward through Mount Aspiring National Park to join that river south of Haast Pass.

The river was named by Julius von Haast in 1863 Charles Cameron travelled up the Fish River a few weeks earlier.

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Coordinates: 44°07′S 169°20′E / 44.117°S 169.333°E / -44.117; 169.333

Fish River (Namibia)

The Fish River (Visrivier in Afrikaans, Fischfluss in German) is a river in Namibia. It is 650 km long, flowing from the Naukluft Mountains 150 km to the Hardap Dam near Mariental. From there the flow is entirely blocked, all further flow downstream coming from tributaries downstream from the dam. The flow of the river is seasonal; in winter the river can dry up completely. Despite this, the river is the site of the spectacular Fish River Canyon, a canyon 160 km long, and at points as much as 550 m deep.

The outflow of the Fish River joins the Orange River at the border with South Africa about 100 km from the Atlantic Ocean.

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Coordinates: 28°08′S 17°11′E / 28.133°S 17.183°E / -28.133; 17.183