Hastings River
| Hastings River Mooraback Creek NSW North Coast | ||
|---|---|---|
| District | Northern Tablelands, Mid North Coast | |
| local government area | Port Macquarie-Hastings | |
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Source | Great Dividing Range | |
| • location | southwest of Kemps Pinnacle, within Oxley Wild Rivers National Park | |
| • coordinates | 31°25′54″S 152°22′4″E / 31.43167°S 152.36778°E | |
| • elevation | 1,040 m (3,410 ft) | |
Port Macquarie | ||
• coordinates | 31°25′48″S 152°55′12″E / 31.43000°S 152.92000°E | |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Length | 180 km (110 mi) | |
| Basin size | 3,658 km2 (1,412 sq mi) | |
| Discharge | ||
| • location | Near mouth | |
| • average | 46.6 m3/s (1,470 GL/a)[2] | |
| Basin features | ||
| Tributaries | ||
| • left | National Parks Oxley Wild Rivers, Werrikimbe, Cottan-Bimbang | |
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Hastings River (
Course and features
Hastings River rises in the
The course of the river flows adjacent to the settlements Ellenborough, Long Flat, Beechwood, Wauchope and Port Macquarie. The Oxley Highway is generally aligned with the middle and lower reaches of the river. West of Port Macquarie, the Pacific Highway crosses the Hastings River.
History
The Hastings River has been inhabited by
The river was first charted by European explorers in 1818, after being sighted by John Oxley. He named the river the Hastings River for the then Governor-General of India, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings.[1]
On 19 November 2002, two anglers found the dismembered body of murdered Sydney drug dealer, Terry Falconer. Investigations revealed that Falconer had died three days beforehand, after his corpse had been cut up and dumped in the Hastings River by Anthony Perish and his criminal gang associates.[5][6]
The River flooded in March 2021 during a severe weather event affecting much of New South Wales.[7]
Recreation, flora and fauna
The Hastings River gives its name to the
Fishing opportunities on the Hastings River exist for freshwater bass and catfish in the upper reaches to estuarine species such as bream, flathead and luderick near the river mouth.
See also
- Rivers of New South Wales
- List of rivers in New South Wales (A-K)
- List of rivers of Australia
Gallery
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Hastings River, flooded, west of Ellenborough, 2009. -
Dennis Bridge from the new Pacific Highway bridge to the west -
New Hastings River Bridge carrying the Pacific Highway
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References
- ^ a b c d e "Hastings River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ "East Coastal Watersheds".
- ^ a b "Map of Hastings River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- .
- ISBN 9781743312964.
- ^ Robbo (13 August 2012). "Anthony Perish aka Badness". Aussie Criminals Blog. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ Carmody, James; Stuart, Riley; Johnson, Keely (20 March 2021). "Devastated couple's home floats away on their wedding day in NSW floods". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
External links
- "Camden Haven and Hastings River catchments". Office of Environment and Heritage (map). Government of New South Wales.
River systems and rivers of the Northern Rivers catchments, New South Wales, Australia | |
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| 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 | |
