Extract
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| GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
| 26th May 2013 | |
| Reference: | 50467 |
| Placename: | Rufus River |
| Designation: | River |
| Status: | Assigned 23rd April 1984 |
| LGA: | Wentworth |
| Approx. AGD66 Lat: | -34 03 00 |
| Approx. AGD66 Long: | 141 15 00 |
| Approx. GDA94 Lat: | -34 02 54 |
| Approx. GDA94 Long: | 141 15 04 |
| Topographic Map: | Cal Lal |
| 1:100000 Map: | Lindsay 7129 |
| County: | Tara |
| Description: | A watercourse about 5 km draining from Lake Victoria about 2 km N of Lake Victoria State Forest, it flows W then SW by S to flow into the Murray River, about 8 km E of Devils Elbow. |
| Origin: | Said to have been named by the explorer Sturt after one of his party, Macleay, who had red hair. |
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