Cordeaux River
| Cordeaux | |
|---|---|
 Cordeaux Dam | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Sydney Basin (IBRA), Southern Highlands, Macarthur |
| Municipalities | Wollongong, Wollondilly |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Illawarra escarpment |
| • location | below Mount Keira |
| • elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Nepean River |
• location | near Wilton |
• elevation | 147 m (482 ft) |
| Length | 32 km (20 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Avon River (Wollongong) |
| Reservoir | Lake Cordeaux |
| [1] | |
The Cordeaux River, a perennial river of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Southern Highlands and Macarthur regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Course
The Cordeaux River rises on the western slopes of the
course.[2]
The river is impounded by
potable water for greater metropolitan Sydney. Located near Ryans Crossing, approximately 94 kilometres (58 mi) south-west of Sydney,[3] construction of the dam wall on the Cordeaux River
commenced in 1918 and was completed in 1926.
Locality
The "address locality" of Cordeaux is defined as a suburb of the City of Wollongong, "lying beside the Cordeaux River between Lake Cordeaux and Upper Cordeaux No 1 Dam".[4] At the 2016 census, it had no population.[5]
See also
- List of rivers of Australia
- List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
- Rivers of New South Wales
- Upper Nepean Scheme
References
- ^ a b "Map of Cordeaux River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ^ "Cordeaux River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ^ "Upper Nepean dams – Cataract, Cordeaux, Avon, Nepean". Visiting dams. Sydney Catchment Authority. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- New South Wales Government. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cordeaux". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
34°16′S 150°41′E / 34.267°S 150.683°E
