Tia River
| Tia River Crimps Creek, Crokers River Mount Grundy, Great Dividing Range | |
|---|---|
| • location | near Tia |
| • elevation | 1,360 m (4,460 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Apsley River |
• location | near Tia |
• elevation | 457 m (1,499 ft) |
| Length | 62 km (39 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Macleay River catchment |
| National parks | Mummel Gulf NP, Oxley Wild Rivers NP |
| [2] | |
Tia River /ˈtaɪˈɑːr/, a perennial stream of the Macleay River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The river rises below
Tia Falls in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park
.
The river is transversed by the Oxley Highway.
Previously the river was known as Crimps Creek and also Crokers River which John Oxley had named this stream, in honour of the First Secretary of the Admiralty.[1]
The country above the Tia Falls is a rich
Black Olive Berry
.
Tia River is a general trout stream.
Gallery
-
Cool temperate rainforest at the head of the Tia River.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Tia River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Map of Tia River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tia River.
- "Macleay 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 |
|
| Coffs Harbour, Bellingen Shire, and Bellinger River | |
| rivers | |
| Port Macquarie-Hastings and Hastings River | |
