Karuah River
River in New South Wales, Australia
Karuah RiverKaruah River Left Hand Branch,
[1] Clyde
[2] Karuah Bridge over the Karuah River at
Karuah .
Etymology Aboriginal [2] Country Australia State New South Wales Region NSW North Coast (IBRA ), Mid North Coast , Hunter Local government area Mid-Coast Council Town Stroud , Karuah Source Gloucester Tops , Great Dividing Range • location below The Mountaineer, southwest of Gloucester • elevation 598 m (1,962 ft)
Mouth Port Stephens • location
Karuah • elevation
0 m (0 ft) Length 101 km (63 mi) Tributaries • left Martins Creek (New South Wales), Lawlers Creek, Mammy Johnsons River , Mill Creek (New South Wales), Alderley Creek, Booral Creek, Snapes Creek, The Branch River • right Whispering Gully, Telegherry River , Scotters Creek, Deep Creek (New South Wales), Limeburners Creek [3]
Karuah River , an open semi-mature tide dominated drowned valley estuary [4] is located in the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales , Australia.
Course and features
Karuah River rises on the southeastern slopes of Gloucester Tops of the Great Dividing Range , below The Mountaineer, southwest of Gloucester , and flows generally southeast and south. joined by eleven tributaries including the Telegherry , Mammy Johnsons , and The Branch rivers, before reaching its mouth within Port Stephens at Karuah , and then flows out to the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean . The river descends 600 metres (2,000 ft) over its 101 kilometres (63 mi) course .[3]
Etymology
Initially named Clyde by Lachlan Macquarie , the use of the Aboriginal name became prevalent subsequently.[2]
See also
References
^ "Karuah River" . Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW . Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 March 2013 .
^ a b c Dow, L; Guyon, D; Irving, R; McPhee, M; Matthews, A; Prineas, P; Rubinich, T; Simpson, J (1995). Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places . Surry Hills, NSW: Reader's Digest. p. 68. ISBN 0-86438-399-1 .
^ a b "Map of Karuah River, NSW" . Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia . Retrieved 18 March 2013 .
^ P.S Roy; R.J Williams; A.R Jones; I Yassini; et al. (September 2001). "Structure and Function of South-east Australian Estuaries". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science . 53 (3): 351–384. doi :10.1006/ECSS.2001.0796 . ISSN 0272-7714 . Wikidata Q54306047 .
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32°39′S 151°58′E / 32.650°S 151.967°E / -32.650; 151.967