Cotter River
river, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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The Cotter River is a significant tributary of the Murrumbidgee River within Australia's Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It drains the western part of the ACT and is crucial for Canberra's water supply, providing water from three storage lakes. The river flows through a region that is largely part of Namadgi National Park, a protected area in the southern and western mountainous parts of the territory. The ACT itself is a political entity of Australia, encompassing the national capital, Canberra, and surrounding land.123
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