Karuah River
| Karuah River | |
|---|---|
| Karuah Bridge over the Karuah River at Karuah. | |
| Map | |
| Etymology | Aboriginal [2] |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | NSW North Coast (IBRA), Mid North Coast, Hunter |
| Local government area | Mid-Coast Council |
| Town | Stroud, Karuah |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gloucester Tops, Great Dividing Range |
| • location | below The Mountaineer, southwest of Gloucester |
| • elevation | 598 m (1,962 ft) |
| Mouth | Port Stephens |
• location | Karuah |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 101 km (63 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Martins Creek (New South Wales), Lawlers Creek, Mammy Johnsons River, Mill Creek (New South Wales), Alderley Creek, Booral Creek, Snapes Creek, The Branch River |
| • right | Whispering Gully, Telegherry River, Scotters Creek, Deep Creek (New South Wales), Limeburners Creek |
| [3] | |
Karuah River, an open semi-mature tide dominated drowned valley estuary [4] is located in the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
[edit ]Karuah River rises on the southeastern slopes of Gloucester Tops of the Great Dividing Range, below The Mountaineer, southwest of Gloucester, and flows generally southeast and south. joined by eleven tributaries including the Telegherry, Mammy Johnsons, and The Branch rivers, before reaching its mouth within Port Stephens at Karuah, and then flows out to the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. The river descends 600 metres (2,000 ft) over its 101 kilometres (63 mi) course.[3]
Etymology
[edit ]Initially named Clyde by Lachlan Macquarie, the use of the Aboriginal name became prevalent subsequently.[2]
See also
[edit ]- Karuah River bridge, Monkerai
- Rivers of New South Wales
- List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
- List of rivers of Australia
References
[edit ]- ^ "Karuah River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 March 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ a b c Dow, L; Guyon, D; Irving, R; McPhee, M; Matthews, A; Prineas, P; Rubinich, T; Simpson, J (1995). Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places. Surry Hills, NSW: Reader's Digest. p. 68. ISBN 0-86438-399-1.
- ^ a b "Map of Karuah River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ P.S Roy; R.J Williams; A.R Jones; I Yassini; et al. (September 2001). "Structure and Function of South-east Australian Estuaries". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science . 53 (3): 351–384. doi:10.1006/ECSS.2001.0796. ISSN 0272-7714. Wikidata Q54306047.
External links
[edit ]- "Karuah River and Great Lakes catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
- Department of Environment and Climate Change report