Yarrowitch River
| Yarrowitch River | |
|---|---|
 Yarrowitch River near the Oxley Highway | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | New England Tablelands (IBRA), Northern Tablelands |
| Local government area | Walcha |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Great Dividing Range |
| • location | near Yarrowitch |
| • elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Apsley River |
• location | near Tia |
• elevation | 283 m (928 ft) |
| Length | 62 km (39 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Macleay River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Warnes River |
| National parks | Mummel Gulf NP, Oxley Wild Rivers NP |
| [1] | |
Yarrowitch River, a
perennial stream of the Macleay River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia
.
Course and features
Yarrowitch River rises within
course;[1] spilling over the Yarrowitch Falls in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park
.
In its middle reaches, the Yarrowitch River passes through rich grazing country used for rearing livestock, principally beef cattle.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Map of Yarrowitch River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
External links
- "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 | |
