Boonoo Boonoo River
| Boonoo Boonoo River | |
|---|---|
NSW North Coast | |
| District | Northern Tablelands |
| Local government area | Tenterfield |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | near Boonoo Boonoo and Mount Lindesay Highway |
| • elevation | 955 m (3,133 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Maryland River |
• location | east of Rivertree |
• elevation | 249 m (817 ft) |
| Length | 44 km (27 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Clarence River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Carrolls Creek, Hells Hollow Creek, Cadiangullong Creek, Bookookoorara Creek |
| • right | Twomile Creek (NSW), Gilcurry Creek, Razor Back Creek |
| National parks | Bald Rock NP, Boonoo Boonoo NP |
| [2] | |
Boonoo Boonoo River, a watercourse of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Boonoo Boonoo River rises on the slopes of the
, descending through Boonoo Boonoo Falls in its upper reaches.The name Boonoo Boonoo is derived from the Aboriginal phrase meaning "poor country with no animals to provide food".[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Boonoo Boonoo River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Map of Boonoo Boonoo River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
River systems and rivers of the Northern Rivers catchments, New South Wales, Australia | |
|---|---|
| Tweed Shire and Tweed River | |
| Byron Shire and Brunswick River | |
| Richmond Valley and Richmond River | |
| Clarence Valley and Clarence River |
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| Coffs Harbour, Bellingen Shire, and Bellinger River | |
| rivers | |
| Port Macquarie-Hastings and Hastings River | |
