Find and follow your closest river

Find your closest river

On the Map page, press Use my location, or type an address or place into the search box.

Your closest river is highlighted in dark blue, with a dotted line showing the distance to it in kilometres. A card shows its name and where it flows into; select the name to open the river’s own page.

Explore the network

Drag and zoom to explore. Arrows along each river point downstream, and once you zoom in, faint moving dashes show the water flowing. Click on any river to find its name and other information that may be available.

Creeks and streams

Smaller water-courses such as creeks and streams are drawn as fainter lines behind the rivers. They are not highlighted as your closest river unless you turn on Include creeks & streams.

Intermittent waterways

Rivers and creeks that are often dry, flowing only after rain, are drawn paler and dashed, without moving water. Much of inland Australia is like this.

Map controls

• Zoom in and out with the plus and minus buttons in the top right corner.
• Click the compass to turn the map back to North up the page at any stage.
• Use the ruler to measure distances on the map.
• The layers button changes the background map and which waterways are shown.
• The scale bar is in the bottom right corner.