The Queanbeyan River is a tributary of the Molonglo River and part of Murray-Darling Basin. The river is 70 kilometres in length and the river catchment is 96,000 hectares in size. The Queanbeyan River is one of two rivers—the Cotter River is the other—that meet the water supply needs of the Canberra and Queanbeyan region and whose water quality is specifically protected under Federal legislation.
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