Nambucca River
| Nambucca River North Creek, Bowra River Nambucca | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Killiekrankie Mountain, Dorrigo Plateau, Great Dividing Range |
| • elevation | 594 m (1,949 ft) |
Nambucca Heads | |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 87 km (54 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,299 km2 (502 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Missabotti Creek, Newee Creek (New South Wales) |
| • right | South Creek (Nambucca), Taylors Arm |
| [2] | |
The Nambucca River is a river located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Nambucca River rises below Killiekrankie Mountain on the
Nambucca Heads
.
The Nambucca River area has a fine subtropical climate, high rainfall and fertile volcanic soils. It was originally covered by rainforest, much of which has been cleared, although some rainforests remain in several national parks and reserves. The lowlands along the river are used for farming.
Nambucca River is transversed by the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line, near Macksville.
See also
References
- ^ "Nambucca River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Map of Nambucca River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
External links
- "Nambucca 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 |
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| Coffs Harbour, Bellingen Shire, and Bellinger River | |
| rivers | |
| Port Macquarie-Hastings and Hastings River | |
