Mann River (New South Wales)

Coordinates: 29°39′54″S 152°09′04″E / 29.66500°S 152.15111°E / -29.66500; 152.15111
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Mann River
Mitchell River, Ben Lomond Creek, Backwater River
NSW North Coast (IBRA), Northern Rivers
MunicipalitiesClarence Valley, Glen Innes Severn
Physical characteristics
SourceGreat Dividing Range
 • locationLlangothlin Lake, near Ben Lomond
 • elevation1,410 m (4,630 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Clarence River
 • location
southwest of Baryulgil
 • elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Length238 km (148 mi)
Basin features
River systemClarence River catchment
Tributaries 
 • rightNymboida River, Henry River, Yarrow River
National parkNymboida National Park
[2]

Mann River, a perennial stream of the Clarence River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Mann River rises at

course;[2] and flows through the Mann River Nature Reserve.[3][4]

The river is believed to be named in honour of Samuel Furneaux Mann, who held a

squatting licence for a short time in the region northwest of Glen Innes[1] or for Gother Kerr Mann, a prominent settler in the area.[5] Another name for the river, rarely used now, is Mitchell River,[6][7][8][9] probably named after Thomas Mitchell
.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mann River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 March 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Map of Mann River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Mann River Nature Reserve". NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. State of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  4. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Clarence River Historical Society". The Daily Examiner. Vol. 29, no. 9440. New South Wales, Australia. 5 November 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 28 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Clarence River (Headwaters) - Closed Waters (Prohibited Method: Net, other than a landing net.)" (PDF). NSW DPI.
  7. ^ "On Mitchell River, New South Wales, c. 1848 [picture] / [Edward Thomson] - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  8. Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser
    . 22 January 1876. p. 5. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Upper Mitchell River To Jackadgery". Waterways Guide. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

29°39′54″S 152°09′04″E / 29.66500°S 152.15111°E / -29.66500; 152.15111


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