Coopers Creek (New South Wales)

For other uses, see Coopers Creek (disambiguation).

Coopers Creek
Map
EtymologyIn honour of Alec Cooper, a cedar cutter working in the region in 1880s.[1]
Location
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionNSW North Coast (IBRA), Northern Rivers
Local government areaLismore
Physical characteristics
SourceJerusalem Mountain
 • locationNightcap National Park
 • elevation528 m (1,732 ft)
Mouthconfluence with the Wilsons River
 • location
Bexhill
 • elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Length66 km (41 mi)
Basin features
River systemRichmond River catchment
Tributaries 
 • leftByrangery Creek
 • rightBoomerang Creek
National parkNightcap NP
[1][2]

The Coopers Creek, a perennial stream[1] of the Richmond River catchment, is located in Northern Rivers region in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Location and features

Coopers Creek rises below Jerusalem Mountain about 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) east southeast of Doughboy Mountain, in the Nightcap Range within the Nightcap National Park. The river flows generally south southeast and then south southwest, joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Wilsons River near Bexhill. The river descends 521 metres (1,709 ft) over its 66 kilometres (41 mi) course.[2]

Etymology

The river is believed to be named in honour of Alec Cooper, a cedar cutter working in the district surrounding the river during the early 1880s.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Coopers Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 October 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Map of Coopers Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  3. ^ Richmond Tweed Regional Library (1984). Place Names of the Tweed, Brunswick and Upper Richmond Regions. p. 20. ISBN 0-9494-5901-1.

28°40′S 153°25′E / 28.667°S 153.417°E / -28.667; 153.417


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