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The Border Rivers are a group of Australian rivers and the associated region near part of the state border between New South Wales and Queensland.

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For approximately , the Border Rivers form the border between New South Wales and Queensland, located in New South Wales between at its most eastern point, to Mungindi at its most western point. Unhelpfully, several rivers have been given the same name to separate watercourses located in each state. ;Queensland Generally speaking the following rivers are considered to comprise part of the river group and region within Queensland: • Severn River (Queensland), draining the Stanthorpe district, and flowing into New South Wales • Pike Creek, including Glenlyon Dam, and flowing into New South Wales • Macintyre Brook, draining the district, and flowing into New South Wales, near YelarbonWeir River, draining the Southern Downs district, and flowing into New South Wales, near Mungindi ;New South Wales The following rivers either mark the New South Wales boundary with Queensland, or are fully located within the state and are considered to comprise part of the river group and region: • Mole River, draining the district • Dumaresq River, receiving flows from the Severn River (Queensland), Pike Creek, and the Mole River • Severn River (New South Wales), draining the district, including the Pindari DamMacintyre River, receiving flows from the Severn River (New South Wales), and forming through the confluence of the Dumaresq River and Macintyre Brook. The Macintyre River variously flows in both New South Wales and Queensland Within New South Wales, both the Macintyre and Weir rivers drain to become the Barwon River, a major tributary of the Darling River within the Murray-Darling basin. The Dumaresq River forms the border between Queensland and New South Wales, generally south-east of Bonshaw and . The Macintyre River forms the border west of Boggabilla to Mungindi. ==Towns==
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The main activities in the Border Rivers region is agriculture. Crops are grown in areas with suitable conditions and the rest of the area is used for grazing. Because the rivers are quite small and erratic in flow, there is only small-scale irrigation. The largest town in the western part of the Border Rivers region is Goondiwindi where the Newell Highway crosses the Macintyre River at the state border. The towns of Stanthorpe, in Queensland and Tenterfield, Glen Innes in New South Wales lie along the New England Highway on the eastern edges of the Border Rivers Basin. Inverell lies to the west on the western edge of the New England Tablelands. The central part of the Border Rivers region is rather underpopulated with no large towns, major transport routes, or significant industries other than agriculture. Small towns in the region include , Inglewood, , , Bonshaw, . ==See also==
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