Bow River (New South Wales)
| Bow River Bow Creek[1] | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Sydney Basin (IBRA), Upper Hunter |
| Local government area | Upper Hunter |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Galla Gilla Mountain |
| Source confluence | Bobialla Creek and Spring Creek |
| • location | Bow, west of Merriwa |
| • elevation | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
| Mouth | Goulburn River |
• location | west of Denman |
• elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Length | 38 km (24 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Hunter River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Killoe Creek, Councils Creek, Redlynch Creek |
| National park | Goulburn River NP |
| [2] | |
Bow River, a partly perennial stream of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Hunter district of New South Wales, Australia.
Course
[edit]Bow River rises below Galla Gilla Mountain and is formed by the confluence of Bobialla Creek and Spring Creek, near the village of Bow, west of Merriwa, and flows generally south southwest, southeast, and south, joined by three minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Goulburn River within Goulburn River National Park, west of Denman. Bow River descends 150 metres (490 ft) over its 38 kilometres (24 mi) course.[2]
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bow River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Map of Bow River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
External links
[edit]- "Hunter River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
River systems and rivers of Hunter-Central Rivers catchment, New South Wales, Australia | |
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| Manning River | |
| Great Lakes | |
| Hunter Valley and Hunter River | |
32°11′55″S 150°13′04″E / 32.19861°S 150.21778°E