Barrington River (New South Wales)

For other uses, see Barrington River and Barrington (disambiguation).

Barrington River
Barrington River, downstream of Barrington Tops National Park.
Etymology	In honour of Lord Barrington[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
IBRA	NSW North Coast, Upper Hunter
Local government area	Dungog, Mid-Coast Council
Town	Gloucester
Physical characteristics
Source	Mt Royal Range, Great Dividing Range
• location	below Carey's Peak, Barrington Volcano
• elevation	1,460 m (4,790 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Gloucester River
• location	near Gloucester
• elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Length	93 km (58 mi)
Basin features
River system	Manning River catchment
Tributaries
• left	Cobark River, Moppy River
• right	Beean Beean Creek, Kerripit River, Mackays Creek
National park	Barrington Tops
[2]

Barrington River, a perennial river of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Upper Hunter district of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Barrington River rises below Carey's Peak, within Barrington Volcano, on the eastern slopes of the Mt Royal Range, within the Great Dividing Range, and flows generally east through the localities of Moppy, Rawdon Vale, Bindera and the town of Barrington, joined by five tributaries including the Kerripit, Cobark, and Moppy rivers, before reaching its confluence with the Gloucester River, near Gloucester. The river descends 1,370 metres (4,490 ft) over its 93 kilometres (58 mi) course.^[2]

The river was named in honour of Lord Barrington.^[1]

The river is popular with kayakers and canoers due to its sections of white water and attractive scenery,^[3] and flows through the Barrington Tops National Park.

See also

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers of New South Wales (A–K)
• List of rivers of Australia

References

1. "Barrington River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
2. "Map of Barrington River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
3. "The Barringtons". Barrington Outdoor Adventure Centre. Archived from the original on 13 January 2007.

External links

• "Manning River catchments" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

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