Rivers in Oceania Ranked by Drainage basin area

Name: Rivers in Oceania Ranked by Drainage basin area
Creator: Wikidata
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Rivers recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Drainage basin. Figures for long rivers vary between sources, depending on where the source and mouth are measured. Only items Wikidata places in Oceania (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Murray River ranks #1 with 1.06 million km². Darling River is second with 710,000 km², 49.5% behind. The top five are Murray River, Darling River, Cooper Creek, Georgina River and Diamantina River. The median across all 50 is 48,147 km²; Oakover River is last at 16,383 km².

#1: Murray River · 1.06 million km²
Median: 48,147 km²
Coverage: 50 rivers in Oceania
Data year: As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: Drainage basin (km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Murray River 1.06 million; 2. Darling River 710,000; 3. Cooper Creek 297,547; 4. Georgina River 232,000; 5. Diamantina River 157,455; 6. Fitzroy River 142,664; 7. Burdekin River 132,000; 8. Flinders River 109,000; 9. Murchison River 91,252; 10. Lachlan River 90,892.

Full ranking

Rivers in Oceania Ranked by Drainage basin area
Rank	River	Location	Drainage basin (km²)
1	Murray River	Australia	1,061,469
2	Darling River	Australia	710,000
3	Cooper Creek	Australia	297,547
4	Georgina River	Australia	232,000
5	Diamantina River	Australia	157,455
6	Fitzroy River	Australia	142,664
7	Burdekin River	Australia	132,000
8	Flinders River	Australia	109,000
9	Murchison River	Australia	91,252
10	Lachlan River	Australia	90,892
11	Victoria River	Australia	87,900
12	Roper River	Australia	81,794
13	Murrumbidgee River	Australia	81,630
14	Sepik	Indonesia, Papua New Guinea	80,321
15	Gascoyne River	Australia	79,000
16	Fly River	Indonesia, Papua New Guinea	76,000
17	Wambuul Macquarie River	Australia	74,000
18	Warrego River	Australia	69,290
19	Ashburton River	Australia	66,850
20	De Grey River	Australia	56,720
21	Ord River	Australia	55,100
22	Nicholson River	Australia	53,200
23	Dawson River	Australia	50,800
24	Fortescue River	Australia	49,759
25	Norman River	Australia	48,950
26	Cloncurry River	Australia	47,344
27	Gilbert River	Australia	46,810
28	Gilbert-Einasleigh River	Australia	46,810
29	Namoi River	Australia	43,000
30	Belyando River	Australia	35,000
31	Leichhardt River	Australia	32,878
32	Burnett River	Australia	32,220
33	Pentecost River	Australia	29,413
34	Purari River	Papua New Guinea	28,738
35	Blackwood River	Australia	28,100
36	Arthur River	Australia	28,100
37	Gwydir River	Australia	26,588
38	Normanby River	Australia	24,408
39	Goulburn River	Australia	23,916
40	Kikori River	Papua New Guinea	23,309
41	Clarence River	Australia	22,850
42	Hunter River	Australia	22,000
43	Clutha River / Mata-Au	New Zealand	21,960
44	Hawkesbury River	Australia	21,730
45	McArthur River	Australia	20,010
46	Wawoi River	Papua New Guinea	18,171
47	Bogan River	Australia	18,000
48	Comet River	Australia	17,295
49	Mortlock River	Australia	16,800
50	Oakover River	Australia	16,383