The Murrumbidgee River ( /mʌrəmˈbɪdʒi/) is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). A major tributary of the Murray River, the Murrumbidgee flows 900 kilometres (559 mi) in a west-northwesterly direction from the foot of Peppercorn Hill in the Fiery Range of the Snowy Mountains, through the ACT, and to a confluence with the Murray.
The word Murrumbidgee means "big water" in the Wiradjuri language, the local Aboriginal language.
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