Lightning Ridge is a small outback town in north-western New South Wales, Australia. Part of Walgett Shire, Lightning Ridge is situated near the southern border of Queensland, about 6 km east of the Castlereagh Highway. The Lightning Ridge area is a centre of the mining of black opal and other opal gemstones.
Population: 2,284 (2016 census)
Established: 1922
Postcode(s): 2834
Elevation: 170 m (558 ft)
Location: 74 km (46 mi) N of Walgett · 720 km (447 mi) NW of Sydney
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