Commissioners Waters
| Commissioners Waters | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | in honour of the first Armidale |
| • elevation | 972 m (3,189 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Gara River |
• elevation | 915 m (3,002 ft) |
| Length | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Macleay River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Burying Ground Creek |
| National parks | New England NP, Cunnawarra NP |
| [1][2] | |
The Commissioners Waters, a
watercourse[1] that is part of the Macleay River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia
.
Course and features
Commissioners Waters was formed by the
course.[2]
The river is traversed by the Waterfall Way,[2] and is named in honour of Commissioner McDonald, the first Commissioner of Crown Lands in Armidale.[1]
See also
- Rivers of New South Wales
- List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K)
- List of rivers of Australia
References
- ^ a b c d "Commissioners Waters". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ a b c "Map of Commissioners Waters, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
External links
- "Macleay River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
- Northern Rivers Geology Blog - Macleay River
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 | |
30°34′S 151°45′E / 30.567°S 151.750°E