Current Usage
More recently, however, there has been greater appreciation of the river and its place in Ballina (and NSW North Coast) history. For boats the river is only navigable for a short way up its length, possibly as far as Casino, but a major tributary of the Richmond River is the Wilsons River, which flows through the city of Lismore and is navigable at least as far as Boatharbour approximately 12 km upstream from Lismore.
The Richmond River is heavily used for irrigation along its length. Several weirs have been constructed in order to mitigate the effects of flooding, most notably at Casino.
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