Brunswick River (New South Wales)
| Brunswick River Middle Arm of Brunswick River Main Arm of Brunswick River NSW North Coast | |
|---|---|
| District | Northern Rivers |
| LGA | Byron |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Jerusalem |
| • location | Palmwoods, near Uki |
| • elevation | 141 m (463 ft) |
Brunswick Heads | |
• coordinates | 28°32′15″S 153°33′30″E / 28.53750°S 153.55833°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 34 km (21 mi) |
| Basin size | 226.3 km2 (87.4 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Mullumbimby Creek, Kings Creek (New South Wales), Simpsons Creek |
| National park | Mount Jerusalem NP |
| [3] | |
Brunswick River (/ˈbrʌnzwɪk/ BRUN-zwik) is an open mature wave dominated barrier estuary,[4] located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Brunswick River rises on the eastern slopes of Mount Jerusalem, at Palmwoods, near
Mullumbimby
and Brunswick Heads.
Brunswick River is impounded by a lake at
Byron Bay
.
The north arm of the river, called Marshalls Creek, flows through
Ocean Shores North and The Pocket
. Marshalls Creek also connects to a canal in Ocean Shores North and South Golden Beach. The south arm of the river, called Simpsons Creek, flows through Brunswick Heads, Bayside and Tyagarah.
Between Brunswick Heads and Ocean Shores, the Pacific Highway crosses the river.
The northern bank at the mouth of the river is the northern extent of the Cape Byron Marine Park.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Brunswick River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "Brunswick Heads". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Map of Brunswick River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- .
- CiteSeerX 10.1.1.520.7106.
External links
- "Brunswick River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
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 |
|
| Coffs Harbour, Bellingen Shire, and Bellinger River | |
| rivers | |
| Port Macquarie-Hastings and Hastings River | |
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |