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The Murrumbidgee River: Aquatic Environment
Murrumbidgee river

The aquatic environment I have chosen to research about is the Murrumbidgee River. This essay will provide the following information an intro to the environment, the flora and fauna in that aquatic environment, human impact, protection strategies, the Aboriginal importance of the Murrumbidgee river, and the Environmental issues in and around the area.

The Murrumbidgee river is second longest river in Australia, it is a major tributary to the Murry river within the Murry-Darling basin. It flows through New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. The word Murrumbidgee comes from the Wiradjuri language and it means “big water”. Despite what language the name is the river flows through various Aboriginal lands and
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