Distance Table

Stores, distances & coordinates below are only approximations from using various maps and online tools, but should be accurate enough for the trip.

Coordinates will generally be at a takeout point or bridge for most locations. Various reports suggest views of some small towns could be obscured by the river banks, so some care needs to be taken while navigating down the river.

Note that there are some slight differences to the Blue Sign distance markers found on the river, but these are very minor.

From a paddlers perspective, the key distances to the ocean are:

Source: 2,497 km
Bringenbrong Br: 2,356 km

Hume Dam: 2,143 km
Echuca: 1,656 km

The distances were calculated from what I expect the path down the river most people would take. This is ~45 km shorter than the original course of the river that is still navigatable today. These deviations are noted below the table.

Tap or hover your mouse over a table cell to show the estimated number of days it will likely take between two locations.

Distances (KM)	Source	Tom Groggin	Bringenbrong Br	Towong	Tintaldra	Jingellic	Lake Hume Village	Albury	Howlong	Corowa	Yarrawonga	Cobram	Tocumwal	Picnic Pt	Barmah	Echuca	Barham	Swan Hill	Nyah	Wood Wood	Tooleybuc	Wakool Junction	Boundary Bend	Robinvale	Midura	Wentworth	Renmark	Berri	Loxton	Moorook Sth	Kingston on Murray	Waikerie	Morgan	Blanchetown	Swan Reach	Walker Flat	Mannum	Murray Bridge	Tailem Bend	Wellington	Clayton Bay	Goolwa	Southern Ocean	Distances (KM)
Source^*	0	74	141	155	185	224	353	382	446	491	575	643	670	763	792	841	1,027	1,141	1,187	1,201	1,219	1,254	1,312	1,400	1,620	1,671	1,929	1,970	2,007	2,044	2,060	2,113	2,176	2,221	2,249	2,288	2,345	2,385	2,409	2,422	2,473	2,486	2,497	Source^*
Tom Groggin^*	74	0	68	81	111	150	279	308	372	418	501	569	596	690	719	767	954	1,067	1,114	1,128	1,146	1,180	1,238	1,327	1,546	1,598	1,856	1,897	1,933	1,970	1,986	2,039	2,102	2,147	2,175	2,214	2,272	2,311	2,335	2,348	2,399	2,412	2,423	Tom Groggin^*
Bringenbrong Br^*	141	68	0	14	44	83	212	241	305	350	433	501	529	622	651	700	886	1,000	1,046	1,060	1,078	1,112	1,170	1,259	1,478	1,530	1,788	1,829	1,866	1,903	1,918	1,972	2,035	2,079	2,108	2,147	2,204	2,243	2,268	2,281	2,332	2,345	2,356	Bringenbrong Br^*
Towong^*	155	81	14	0	30	69	198	227	291	337	420	488	515	609	638	686	873	986	1,033	1,046	1,065	1,099	1,157	1,246	1,465	1,517	1,774	1,816	1,852	1,889	1,905	1,958	2,021	2,066	2,094	2,133	2,191	2,230	2,254	2,267	2,318	2,331	2,342	Towong^*
Tintaldra^†	185	111	44	30	0	39	168	197	261	306	390	458	485	578	607	656	842	956	1,002	1,016	1,034	1,069	1,127	1,215	1,435	1,486	1,744	1,785	1,822	1,859	1,875	1,928	1,991	2,036	2,064	2,103	2,160	2,200	2,224	2,237	2,288	2,301	2,312	Tintaldra^†
Jingellic^†	224	150	83	69	39	0	129	158	222	267	351	419	446	540	568	617	804	917	963	977	996	1,030	1,088	1,177	1,396	1,447	1,705	1,747	1,783	1,820	1,836	1,889	1,952	1,997	2,025	2,064	2,122	2,161	2,185	2,198	2,249	2,262	2,273	Jingellic^†
Lake Hume Village^†	353	279	212	198	168	129	0	29	93	138	222	290	317	410	439	488	674	788	834	848	866	901	959	1,047	1,267	1,318	1,576	1,617	1,654	1,691	1,707	1,760	1,823	1,868	1,896	1,935	1,992	2,032	2,056	2,069	2,120	2,133	2,144	Lake Hume Village^†
Albury	382	308	241	227	197	158	29	0	64	109	193	261	288	381	410	459	645	759	805	819	837	871	930	1,018	1,238	1,289	1,547	1,588	1,625	1,662	1,677	1,731	1,794	1,839	1,867	1,906	1,963	2,002	2,027	2,040	2,091	2,104	2,115	Albury
Howlong	446	372	305	291	261	222	93	64	0	45	129	197	224	317	346	395	581	695	741	755	773	808	866	954	1,174	1,225	1,483	1,524	1,561	1,598	1,614	1,667	1,730	1,775	1,803	1,842	1,899	1,939	1,963	1,976	2,027	2,040	2,051	Howlong
Corowa	491	418	350	337	306	267	138	109	45	0	83	151	179	272	301	350	536	650	696	710	728	762	820	909	1,128	1,180	1,438	1,479	1,516	1,553	1,568	1,622	1,685	1,729	1,758	1,797	1,854	1,893	1,918	1,931	1,982	1,995	2,006	Corowa
Yarrawonga	575	501	433	420	390	351	222	193	129	83	0	68	95	189	218	266	453	566	613	627	645	679	737	826	1,045	1,097	1,355	1,396	1,433	1,469	1,485	1,538	1,601	1,646	1,675	1,713	1,771	1,810	1,834	1,847	1,898	1,911	1,922	Yarrawonga
Cobram	643	569	501	488	458	419	290	261	197	151	68	0	27	121	150	198	385	498	545	559	577	611	669	758	977	1,029	1,287	1,328	1,365	1,401	1,417	1,470	1,533	1,578	1,607	1,645	1,703	1,742	1,766	1,779	1,830	1,843	1,854	Cobram
Tocumwal	670	596	529	515	485	446	317	288	224	179	95	27	0	94	123	171	358	471	518	531	550	584	642	731	950	1,002	1,259	1,301	1,337	1,374	1,390	1,443	1,506	1,551	1,579	1,618	1,676	1,715	1,739	1,752	1,803	1,816	1,827	Tocumwal
Picnic Pt^†	763	690	622	609	578	540	410	381	317	272	189	121	94	0	29	78	264	378	424	438	456	490	548	637	856	908	1,166	1,207	1,244	1,280	1,296	1,349	1,413	1,457	1,486	1,525	1,582	1,621	1,646	1,658	1,709	1,722	1,734	Picnic Pt^†
Barmah^†	792	719	651	638	607	568	439	410	346	301	218	150	123	29	0	49	235	349	395	409	427	461	519	608	827	879	1,137	1,178	1,215	1,252	1,267	1,321	1,384	1,428	1,457	1,496	1,553	1,592	1,617	1,630	1,681	1,694	1,705	Barmah^†
Echuca	841	767	700	686	656	617	488	459	395	350	266	198	171	78	49	0	186	300	346	360	378	413	471	559	779	830	1,088	1,129	1,166	1,203	1,219	1,272	1,335	1,380	1,408	1,447	1,504	1,544	1,568	1,581	1,632	1,645	1,656	Echuca
Barham	1,027	954	886	873	842	804	674	645	581	536	453	385	358	264	235	186	0	114	160	174	192	226	284	373	592	644	902	943	980	1,016	1,032	1,085	1,149	1,193	1,222	1,261	1,318	1,357	1,382	1,394	1,445	1,458	1,470	Barham
Swan Hill	1,141	1,067	1,000	986	956	917	788	759	695	650	566	498	471	378	349	300	114	0	46	60	78	113	171	260	479	530	788	830	866	903	919	972	1,035	1,080	1,108	1,147	1,205	1,244	1,268	1,281	1,332	1,345	1,356	Swan Hill
Nyah^†	1,187	1,114	1,046	1,033	1,002	963	834	805	741	696	613	545	518	424	395	346	160	46	0	14	32	66	124	213	432	484	742	783	820	857	872	926	989	1,033	1,062	1,101	1,158	1,197	1,222	1,235	1,286	1,299	1,310	Nyah^†
Wood Wood^†	1,201	1,128	1,060	1,046	1,016	977	848	819	755	710	627	559	531	438	409	360	174	60	14	0	18	52	110	199	419	470	728	769	806	843	858	912	975	1,020	1,048	1,087	1,144	1,183	1,208	1,221	1,272	1,285	1,296	Wood Wood^†
Tooleybuc^†	1,219	1,146	1,078	1,065	1,034	996	866	837	773	728	645	577	550	456	427	378	192	79	32	18	0	34	92	181	400	452	710	751	788	824	840	893	957	1,001	1,030	1,069	1,126	1,165	1,190	1,202	1,253	1,266	1,278	Tooleybuc^†
Wakool Junction^*	1,254	1,180	1,112	1,099	1,069	1,030	901	871	808	762	679	611	584	490	461	413	226	113	66	52	34	0	58	147	366	418	676	717	754	790	806	859	923	967	996	1,035	1,092	1,131	1,156	1,168	1,219	1,232	1,243	Wakool Junction^*
Boundary Bend^†	1,312	1,238	1,170	1,157	1,127	1,088	959	930	866	820	737	669	642	548	519	471	284	171	124	110	92	58	0	89	308	360	618	659	696	732	748	801	864	909	938	976	1,034	1,073	1,097	1,110	1,161	1,174	1,185	Boundary Bend^†
Robinvale	1,400	1,327	1,259	1,246	1,215	1,177	1,047	1,018	954	909	826	758	731	637	608	559	373	260	213	199	181	147	89	0	219	271	529	570	607	643	659	712	776	820	849	888	945	984	1,009	1,021	1,072	1,085	1,097	Robinvale
Midura	1,620	1,546	1,478	1,465	1,435	1,396	1,267	1,238	1,174	1,128	1,045	977	950	856	827	779	592	479	432	419	400	366	308	219	0	52	310	351	387	424	440	493	556	601	629	668	726	765	789	802	853	866	877	Midura
Wentworth	1,671	1,598	1,530	1,517	1,486	1,447	1,318	1,289	1,225	1,180	1,097	1,029	1,002	908	879	830	644	530	484	470	452	418	360	271	52	0	258	299	336	373	388	442	505	549	578	617	674	713	738	751	802	815	826	Wentworth
Renmark	1,929	1,856	1,788	1,774	1,744	1,705	1,576	1,547	1,483	1,438	1,355	1,287	1,259	1,166	1,137	1,088	902	788	742	728	710	676	618	529	310	258	0	41	78	115	130	184	247	292	320	359	416	455	480	493	544	557	568	Renmark
Berri	1,970	1,897	1,829	1,816	1,785	1,747	1,617	1,588	1,524	1,479	1,396	1,328	1,301	1,207	1,178	1,129	943	830	783	769	751	717	659	570	351	299	41	0	37	73	89	142	206	250	279	318	375	414	439	451	502	515	527	Berri
Loxton	2,007	1,933	1,866	1,852	1,822	1,783	1,654	1,625	1,561	1,516	1,433	1,365	1,337	1,244	1,215	1,166	980	866	820	806	788	754	696	607	387	336	78	37	0	37	52	106	169	214	242	281	338	377	402	415	466	479	490	Loxton
Moorook Sth^†	2,044	1,970	1,903	1,889	1,859	1,820	1,691	1,662	1,598	1,553	1,469	1,401	1,374	1,280	1,252	1,203	1,016	903	857	843	824	790	732	643	424	373	115	73	37	0	16	69	132	177	205	244	302	341	365	378	429	442	453	Moorook Sth^†
Kingston on Murray^†	2,060	1,986	1,918	1,905	1,875	1,836	1,707	1,677	1,614	1,568	1,485	1,417	1,390	1,296	1,267	1,219	1,032	919	872	858	840	806	748	659	440	388	130	89	52	16	0	53	117	161	190	229	286	325	350	362	413	426	437	Kingston on Murray^†
Waikerie	2,113	2,039	1,972	1,958	1,928	1,889	1,760	1,731	1,667	1,622	1,538	1,470	1,443	1,349	1,321	1,272	1,085	972	926	912	893	859	801	712	493	442	184	142	106	69	53	0	63	108	136	175	233	272	296	309	360	373	384	Waikerie
Morgan^‡	2,176	2,102	2,035	2,021	1,991	1,952	1,823	1,794	1,730	1,685	1,601	1,533	1,506	1,413	1,384	1,335	1,149	1,035	989	975	957	923	864	776	556	505	247	206	169	132	117	63	0	45	73	112	169	209	233	246	297	310	321	Morgan^‡
Blanchetown^†	2,221	2,147	2,079	2,066	2,036	1,997	1,868	1,839	1,775	1,729	1,646	1,578	1,551	1,457	1,428	1,380	1,193	1,080	1,033	1,020	1,001	967	909	820	601	549	292	250	214	177	161	108	45	0	28	67	125	164	188	201	252	265	276	Blanchetown^†
Swan Reach^†	2,249	2,175	2,108	2,094	2,064	2,025	1,896	1,867	1,803	1,758	1,675	1,607	1,579	1,486	1,457	1,408	1,222	1,108	1,062	1,048	1,030	996	938	849	629	578	320	279	242	205	190	136	73	28	0	39	96	135	160	173	224	237	248	Swan Reach^†
Walker Flat^‡	2,288	2,214	2,147	2,133	2,103	2,064	1,935	1,906	1,842	1,797	1,713	1,645	1,618	1,525	1,496	1,447	1,261	1,147	1,101	1,087	1,069	1,035	976	888	668	617	359	318	281	244	229	175	112	67	39	0	57	96	121	134	185	198	209	Walker Flat^‡
Mannum	2,345	2,272	2,204	2,191	2,160	2,122	1,992	1,963	1,899	1,854	1,771	1,703	1,676	1,582	1,553	1,504	1,318	1,205	1,158	1,144	1,126	1,092	1,034	945	726	674	416	375	338	302	286	233	169	125	96	57	0	39	64	76	127	140	151	Mannum
Murray Bridge	2,385	2,311	2,243	2,230	2,200	2,161	2,032	2,002	1,939	1,893	1,810	1,742	1,715	1,621	1,592	1,544	1,357	1,244	1,197	1,183	1,165	1,131	1,073	984	765	713	455	414	377	341	325	272	209	164	135	97	39	0	24	37	88	101	112	Murray Bridge
Tailem Bend	2,409	2,335	2,268	2,254	2,224	2,185	2,056	2,027	1,963	1,918	1,834	1,766	1,739	1,646	1,617	1,568	1,382	1,268	1,222	1,208	1,190	1,156	1,097	1,009	789	738	480	439	402	365	350	296	233	188	160	121	64	25	0	13	64	77	88	Tailem Bend
Wellington^†	2,422	2,348	2,281	2,267	2,237	2,198	2,069	2,040	1,976	1,931	1,847	1,779	1,752	1,658	1,630	1,581	1,394	1,281	1,235	1,221	1,202	1,168	1,110	1,021	802	751	493	451	415	378	362	309	246	201	173	134	76	37	13	0	51	64	75	Wellington^†
Clayton Bay^†	2,473	2,399	2,332	2,318	2,288	2,249	2,120	2,091	2,027	1,982	1,898	1,830	1,803	1,709	1,681	1,632	1,445	1,332	1,286	1,272	1,253	1,219	1,161	1,072	853	802	544	502	466	429	413	360	297	252	224	185	127	88	64	51	0	13	24	Clayton Bay^†
Goolwa	2,486	2,412	2,345	2,331	2,301	2,262	2,133	2,104	2,040	1,995	1,911	1,843	1,816	1,722	1,694	1,645	1,458	1,345	1,299	1,285	1,266	1,232	1,174	1,085	866	815	557	515	479	442	426	373	310	265	237	198	140	101	77	64	13	0	11	Goolwa
Southern Ocean^*	2,497	2,423	2,356	2,342	2,312	2,273	2,144	2,115	2,051	2,006	1,922	1,854	1,827	1,734	1,705	1,656	1,470	1,356	1,310	1,296	1,278	1,243	1,185	1,097	877	826	568	527	490	453	437	384	321	276	248	209	152	112	88	75	24	11	0	Southern Ocean^*
Distances (KM)	Source	Tom Groggin	Bringenbrong Br	Towong	Tintaldra	Jingellic	Lake Hume Village	Albury	Howlong	Corowa	Yarrawonga	Cobram	Tocumwal	Picnic Pt	Barmah	Echuca	Barham	Swan Hill	Nyah	Wood Wood	Tooleybuc	Wakool Junction	Boundary Bend	Robinvale	Midura	Wentworth	Renmark	Berri	Loxton	Moorook Sth	Kingston on Murray	Waikerie	Morgan	Blanchetown	Swan Reach	Walker Flat	Mannum	Murray Bridge	Tailem Bend	Wellington	Clayton Bay	Goolwa	Southern Ocean	Distances (KM)

^*No facilities
^†Limited supplies such as a roadhouse, caravan park or small store
^‡General store

Other towns are in bold and should have one or more supermarkets.

The distances were calculated by manually digitising the river path from various aerial images (ESRI, Bing, Google) in QGIS using the GDA2020 - NSW Lambert. The path used does minimise some curvatures along the river, using a true centreline would create a slightly longer path.

The following deviations off the border / official river course are:

656Higgins Cutting +2.3 km. Going around Reedy Island can be shallow.
826Snaggy Point Cutting +0.7 km
1008Tarpaulin Cutting +8.1 km. Upstream is almost completely blocked
1035Retail Cutting +7.0 km
1138Bumbang Cutting +12.5 km. If the weir pool is low, there is a clay bar in the cutting that can force boats to go around Bumbang Island.
1168Unnamed Cutting +2.2 km
1334Murphy's Cutting +3.3 km. Snaggy cutting often with fast flowing water
1390Little Murray, Beveridge Island +5.4 km
2048Snake Island Cutting +4.4 km
2218Unnamed Cutting +0.7 km

The originally survayed path is no longer navigable under a normal flow in the following locations and the distance was measured from the new mainstream.

672 (Pollards Cutting), 886 (Mildura Weir), 1262, 1630 (Torrumbarry Weir), 1720, 1860 (Dead River opp. Woperana Channel), 1872, 1908, 1946, 1974, 1984, 2026, 2100, 2118, 2130, 2142, 2190, 2222

The traced path follows the approximate original mainstem through both Lake Hume and Mulwala. When these lakes are fill you can expect to save a significant distance by straight lining across the lakes, ~30 km and ~15 km respectively, albeit Lake Mulwala can be fairly snaggy outside of the main navigational channels.

Many people also paddle Wallpolla Creek at Albury, a 1.5 km shortcut.

Including all of the navigable waterways listed above, we have an extra ~45 km that is ~32 km longer than the official length with the following breakdown:

Source: 2,541 km
Bringenbrong Br: 2,400 km

Hume Dam: 2,187 km
Echuca: 1,695 km

Which is still significantly less than the original survey lengths of:

Source: 2,577 km
Bringenbrong Br: 2,436 km

Hume Dam: 2,223 km
Echuca: 1,709 km

Swampy Plain River confluence (via Indi Backwater) is considered by some to be the start of the Murray which is just 2.5 km upstream of Bringenbrong Bridge. This is due to the false impression of this being the larger river. However it would have been considerable smaller than the upper Murray River before the Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme diverted water from the Snowy and Murrumbigee rivers for the hydro power. This water is released into the Khancoban Pondage that feeds Swampy Plain River.

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